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Course Syllabus
EU CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
LAW 222G
Number of ECTS credits: 6
Time and Place: Fridays, 16h30-19h30, VeCo 3
Contact Details for Professor
Name of Professor: Dr Raluca Painter
E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
Office hours: Fridays, 15h30-16h30
CONTENT OVERVIEW
Syllabus Section Page Course Prerequisites and Course
Description 2 Course Learning Objectives 3 Overview Table: Link
between MLO, CLO, Teaching Methods, Assignments and Feedback
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Main Course Material 5 Workload Calculation for this Course
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Course Assessment: Assignments Overview and Grading Scale 6
Description of Assignments, Activities and Deadlines 7
Rubrics: Transparent Criteria for Assessment 9
Policies for Attendance, Later Work, Academic Honesty, Turnitin
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Course Schedule – Overview Table 12
Detailed Session-by-Session Description of Course 13
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Course Prerequisites LAW 101G Course Description The course aims
at giving the students an understanding of the main principles of
the EU constitutional law, in particular: (i) the rules and
principles which underpin the EU integration and the system of
hierarchy of norms in the EU; (ii) the role and the functioning of
the various EU institutions; (iii) the decision-making processes in
order to understand the interaction between the various EU
institutions, and the interaction between the latter and Member
States; (iv)understanding of the various regimes of EU integration
depending on the field of activity concerned (single market for
capital, good, persons and services), defence and environment; and
(v) an overview of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the
articulation between the Charter and national legal frameworks on
human rights, including the role of the judicial system in ensuring
the application of the Charter. Course Learning Objectives (CLO) At
the end of this course, students should be able to: In terms of
knowledge:
➢ Demonstrate their knowledge of the hierarchy of norms in the
EU and the implementation of EU law into the national laws of the
EU Member States by describing the various norms, the differences
between them in term of impacts on national law, and analysing and
synthetizing the case-law of the European Court of Justice in
respect of the integration of EU law into national legal
frameworks;
➢ Demonstrate their understanding of the role and functioning of
the EU institutions, by describing and differentiating their
tasks;
➢ Demonstrate their understanding of decision-making processes
in the EU by indicating the EU institutions which are involved in
various decision-making processes, explaining the procedural steps
of the most common types of processes and by applying theoretical
knowledge to concrete cases;
➢ Demonstrate their knowledge of the EU Charter of fundamental
rights and their understanding of the implementation and
enforcement of those rights in the Member States by describing the
rights and synthesizing the case-law.
In terms of skills
➢ Use appropriate referencing and bibliographic methods in order
to identify, gather and cite case-law relevant for various
analytical tasks;
➢ Demonstrate effective oral presentation skills by being able
to make a presentation on a given topic without using much written
support;
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In terms of attitudes, students should develop in this course: ➢
critical attitudes, which are necessary for “life-long learning” ➢
an attitude of open-mindedness and self-critical reflection with a
view to self-
improvement ➢ sensibility towards the ethical dimensions of
different aspects of the content of
this course
LINK BETWEEN MAJOR OBJECTIVES, COURSE OBJECTIVES, TEACHING
METHODS, ASSIGNMENTS AND FEEDBACK
(EU Constitutional Law)
Summary: Number of assignments used in this course: 3 (written
assignment, midterm exam, final exam) Number of Feedback occasions
in this course (either written or oral): written reports on the
written assignment and the exams; oral feedback to Q&As during
the class Number and Types of Teaching Methods: 3
Major Learning Objectives
Course Learning objectives addressing the Major Objectives
(testable learning objectives)
Methods used to Teach Course Objectives
Methods (and numbers/types of assignments) used to test these
learning objectives
Type, Timing and Instances of Feedback given to Student
acquire knowledge of terminology and concepts of international
and European Law.
Acquire knowledge of terminology of the acts which are adopted
at EU level, the in
Textbook
PPT presentation
Written assignment Written report on the written assignment
gain an understanding of the international system and the
European integration process
Understand the principles governing the interaction between EU
law and national law of Member States, the rules on the
implementation and enforcement of EU law by national courts and the
role of the European Court of Justice in fostering EU
integration.
PPT presentation
textbook
articles
Written assignment and exams
Written report on the written assignment and exams
develop a working knowledge of international law-making by means
of treaties, state practice and decisions of international
organizations and conferences
Acquire knowledge of the hierarchy of norms in the EU, the
various types of EU acts, the interaction between international and
EU law, and between the latter and national law of the Member
States.
PPT presentation
textbook
articles
Exams Written reports on the written assignment and exams
become familiar with the European institutions and the
decision-making processes
understand the role and the key rules governing the functioning
of the each EU institution; understanding the key rules
PPT presentation
textbook
articles
Mid-term exam Written report on the mid-term exam
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Major Learning Objectives
Course Learning objectives addressing the Major Objectives
(testable learning objectives)
Methods used to Teach Course Objectives
Methods (and numbers/types of assignments) used to test these
learning objectives
Type, Timing and Instances of Feedback given to Student
governing the decision-making processes in the EU (institutions
which are involved, voting rules, and procedural steps of the most
common types of processes)
develop the ability for independent analysis of the interplay
between international and European Law
Develop the ability to analyse case-law of the European Court of
Justice related to human rights, the hierarchy of norms in the EU
and Member States' obligation to implement EU law.
PPT presentation
textbook
articles
Exams Written reports on the written assignment and exams
enhance the student’s ability to use the appropriate research
methods and tools in the framework of independent research
projects
Develop students' ability to search and identify relevant
case-law and information to enable the performance of a research
project in relation to the policy areas within the objective of the
course
PPT presentations (with information on relevant magazines,
websites and databases)
Written assignment Written report on the written assignment
provide students with the knowledge of and practice with
electronic information sources on international and European
law
Provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge on how
to find information related to different EU policies or
decision-making processes on the websites of various institutions
and EU revues. Students to get in the habit of researching EU
case-law in paper and electronic sources.
PPT presentations (with information on relevant websites and
databases)
Questions and answers in weekly classes
Oral feedback in weekly classes
develop the ability to communicate in an effective way the
acquired knowledge and the outcome of research projects, both in
written and oral form
Develop students' ability to present the results of a research
project in a clear and structured way.
Exams and Written assignment
Questions and answers in weekly classes
Written report on the written assignment
Oral feedback in weekly classes
stimulate an awareness of the normative dimension of
international and European legal policies and of related ethical,
social and operational problems and dilemmas.
Stimulate an awareness of the challenges related to EU
integration in general (in particular those of political, cultural
and social nature) and in relation to the areas taught in the
course.
articles Questions and answers in weekly classes
Oral feedback n weekly classes
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Main Course Materials (please note that you can find the
readings for each week and session in the Course Schedule section
below):
The course material consists of chapters of textbooks,
PowerPoint presentations, articles and lecture notes and readings
from the textbook. Powerpoint presentations will be made available
after the respective classes have taken place. A week-by-week
overview of the course readings can be found in the section
below.
The syllabus, powerpoint presentations and important messages
will be uploaded to the Vesalius portal ‘Pointcarré’. Students are
expected to visit this site regularly to keep abreast of course
evolutions. The professor is expected to upload relevant material
in a timely manner.
Course material marked as ‘suggested readings’ and ‘additional
sources’ is helpful for research and to gain an increased
understanding, but is not mandatory. This material can be found
online or will be made available upon individual request.
Textbooks: John McCormick’s Understanding the European Union,
Chapter 4, ‘European Institutions’, 7th edition, Palgrave, 2017
Robert Schutze, 'EU Constitutional Law', 2nd edition, Cambridge,
2016 Recommended References books:
Damian Chalmers, Gareth Davies and Giorgio Monti, 'European
Union Law', Cambridge University Press, 2016. Active Learning and
Intensive ‘Reading around the Subject’: Additional Sources,
Recommended Journals and Websites:
Learning should be an active and self-motivated experience.
Students who passively listen to lectures, copy someone else’s
notes, and limit their readings to required chapters are unlikely
to develop their critical thinking and expand their personal
knowledge system. At the exam, these students often fail to
demonstrate a critical approach. Students are strongly recommended
to have an updated understanding of developments related to this
course and related to their wider Major. Active and engaged
learning will turn out to be enriching to the overall course and
class discussions. Students are invited to deepen their
understanding of both theoretical and current issues from a variety
of sources. Please find a list of suggestions compassing the entire
course below. You are encouraged to read and browse in the leading
journals of your discipline.
Leading Journals in International and European Law: European Law
Review, European Constitutional Law Review, Maastricht Journal of
European and Comparative Law, American Journal of International
Law, Human Rights Quarterly, European Journal of International Law,
European Law Journal, Journal of International Economic Law, Common
market law review, European Public Law, International Journal of
Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law Review.
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Websites of Interest:
• https://ec.europa.eu/commission/news_en
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https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/institutions-bodies
• http://curia.europa.eu
• For EU law, both treaties and secondary law, consult the
official legal database of the EU:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en
• Treaties:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/uri=OJ:C:2010:083:TOC
• Articles on EU polices:
http://ec.europa.eu/libraries/index_en.htm Work Load Calculation
for this Course: This course counts for 6 ECTS, which translates
into 150 – 180 hours for the entire semester for this course. This
means that you are expected to spend roughly 10 hours per week on
this course. This includes 3 hours of lectures or seminars per week
and 7 hours ‘out of class’ time spent on preparatory readings,
studying time for exams as well as time spent on preparing your
assignments. Please see below the estimated breakdown of your
work-load for this course. Time spent in class: 3 hours per week /
39 hours per semester Time allocated for course readings: 7 hours
per week / 105 hours per semester Time allocated for preparing
Assignment 1: 10 hours Time allocated for preparing/revising for
written Mid-term Exam: 12 hours Time allocated preparing/revising
for written Final Exam: 14 hours Total hours for this Course: 180
hours Course Assessment: Assignments Overview The students will be
evaluated on the basis of their performance in the following
assignments:
• Written assignment 20%
• Midterm examination 40%
• Final examination 40%
• TOTAL 100
Grading Scale of Vesalius College Vesalius College grading
policy follows the American system of letter grades, which
correspond to a point scale from 0 – 100. All assignments
(including exams) must be graded on the scale of 0-100. To comply
with the Flemish Educational norms,
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/news_enhttps://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/institutions-bodieshttp://curia.europa.eu/http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=enhttp://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/uri=OJ:C:2010:083:TOChttp://ec.europa.eu/libraries/index_en.htm
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professors should on request also provide the conversion of the
grade on the Flemish scale of 0-20. The conversion table below
outlines the grade equivalents.
Letter grade Scale of 100
(VeCo Grading Scale)
Scale of 20
(Flemish System)
A 85-100 17.0-20.0
A- 81-84 16.1-16.9
B+ 77-80 15.3-16.0
B 73-76 14.5-15.2
B- 69-72 13.7-14.4
C+ 66-68 13.1-13.6
C 62-65 12.3-13.0
C- 58-61 11.5-12.2
D+ 54-57 10.7-11.4
D 50-53 10.0-10.6
F 0-49 0-9.9
Description of Activities, Grading Criteria and Deadlines:
I. Written assignment (20%) There will be one written
assignment. For the Written Assignment, choose a current legal
issue/a legal dispute that has recently appeared in the press, or a
recent legislative initiative adopted by the EU Commission (within
the past three years). You are free to choose a case from the
national or international press. Topics may include banking law,
services, environment, taxes, discrimination, competition,
contracts, trade, fraud, bankruptcy, finance, human resources,
technology, intellectual property, product liability, the internet
& social media, human rights, etc. The key to this assignment
is to choose a LEGAL topic that interests you. II. REQUIREMENTS: In
2,500- 3,000 words (not including your bibliography), answer the
following questions (double-spaced, 12 point font): a)Introduction:
What are the facts surrounding this legal dispute/case? Provide a
brief summary. If a legislative proposal is chosen, present the
context in which it has been presented by the EU Commission
(urgency of the matter, the field of activity concerned, Council
conclusions calling the Commission to take action). b)
Discussion:
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State the issue and provide a clear analysis of the issue (i.e.,
what is the legal conflict, what legal issue(s) are presented?).
What is the relevant legislation surrounding this dispute/case? If
a legislative proposal is chosen, analyse the possible difficulties
in the adoption process (related to the procedure which needs to be
followed, complexity of the matter, links to national laws, etc.)
c) Conclusion: Has this dispute/case been resolved? If so, what was
the legal outcome? Were damages awarded? Was a punishment imposed
by the court? Do you agree or disagree? Alternatively, if this
dispute/case is still pending today, what do you see as the likely
outcome? Why? Support your opinion with clear arguments. If a
legislative proposal is chosen, present the likely steps in the
adoption process. d) Bibliography: Use a minimum of five external
sources to fully research your case. Wikipedia is not an acceptable
academic source! Be sure to provide complete citations for all of
your sources. e) Word count: Indicate the word count of the text of
your paper (not including your bibliography) following your name.
The word count of your paper should not include the Bibliography.
There is no limit on the word count of your Bibliography. TurnitIn:
You must submit your paper on TurnItIn AND in hard copy, by the
start of class on 30 March 2018. Late submission of the written
assignment will lead to a penalty as follows: - Submission up to 3
days later after the deadline: penalty of 2 points (please see
criterion 4 in the evaluation grid below) - Submission 4 to 7 days
later: penalty of 4 points. III. ASSESSMENT: Your Essay will be
assessed based on the following factors: Areas of Assessment: 20
points total I. Content - 5 points Introduction: Formulation of the
facts surrounding the legal dispute/case Discussion: Overall
structure and coherence of discussion & analysis of the legal
issue. Conclusion: Quality of the Conclusion II. Structure: 5
points Logical composition Organized approach, including correct
use of subheadings Language & style suitable for academic
audience III. Bibliography: 5 points Accurate representation of the
sources consulted
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Quality of sources used, citations and footnotes Submission to
TurnItIn on time; word count limit. IV. Overall Professionalism: 5
points Attention to detail Originality Expert knowledge of the
problem and ability to provide clear legal analysis. The written
assignment applies the following course objectives: •acquire
knowledge of terminology and concepts of European Law. • gain an
understanding on the role and functioning of European institutions
• develop the ability for independent analysis of the interplay
between EU Law and national law of the EU Member States •understand
the decision-making institutions of the EU Course assessment
percentage: 20% of total assessment 100%. The evaluation of the
written assignment will be done on the basis of a number of maximum
20 points and by taking into account the rubrics below. The second
table below shows the mark you will receive for the written
assignment in accordance with the Grading Scale of VeCo depending
on number of point you score out of 20. System of bibliographic
referencing in the two written assignments: the footnotes
Rubrics: Transparent Grading Criteria For the Assignment
The following criteria will be applied in assessing your written
work:
Criteria Number of points (e.g. 5-9/20) FAIL
Number of points (e.g. 10-15/20)
Number of points (e.g. 16-17/20)
Criterion 1: Ability to summarise a complex factual background
(e.g. completeness and pertinence)
Some factual information is missing or the topic is not clearly
identified
The most relevant information is presented but the topic is not
clearly identified
Key facts are presented in a concise, original and analytical
manner.
Criterion 2: Understanding and capacity to apply concepts,
procedures or case-law to a specific case.
Relevant literature or procedures are simply mentioned. The
theoretical information is not relevant to the case. The analysis
fails to engage with relevant concepts
Confusing or oversimplified analysis. Concepts, procedures are
not coherently related to the selected topic/case.
Concepts or procedures, or relevant theories/case-law are
presented clearly in their full complexity.
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and procedures.
Critical thinking The analysis is dry and superficial and/or
shows no critical understanding of the topic analysed.
The analysis provides for some interesting sparks but it is
incomplete or lacks of critical depth.
A personal and critical understanding of the analysed topic.
Structure, writing, bibliography and referencing Timely
submission of the assignment
The paper is loosely structured. References are incomplete and
the quoting is not coherent. Less than 3 good references.
The argument is not developed in a coherent way. At least 5 good
references.
The argument is developed in a coherent and appropriate way. At
least 7 good references.
Total /20
Number of points received
for the assignment
Scale of 100
(VeCo Grading Scale)
Letter grade Scale of 20
(Flemish System)
17-20 85-100 A 17.0-20.0
16,5 81-84 A- 16.1-16.9
16 77-80 B+ 15.3-16.0
15 73-76 B 14.5-15.2
14 69-72 B- 13.7-14.4
13,5 66-68 C+ 13.1-13.6
13 62-65 C 12.3-13.0
12 58-61 C- 11.5-12.2
11 54-57 D+ 10.7-11.4
10 50-53 D 10.0-10.6
9 0-49 F 0-9.9
Vesalius College Attendance Policy As the College is committed
to providing students with high-quality classes and ample
opportunity for teacher-student interaction, it is imperative that
students regularly attend class. As such, Vesalius College has a
strict attendance policy. Participation in class meetings is
mandatory, except in case of a medical emergency (e.g. sickness).
Students will need to provide evidence for missing class (doctor’s
note). If evidence is provided, the missed class is considered as
an excused class. If
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no evidence is provided immediately before or after the class,
the missed class is counted as an absence. Participation implies
that students are on time: as a general rule, the College advises
that students should be punctual in this regard, but it is up to
the professor to decide whether to count late arrivals as absences,
or not. Academic Honesty Statement
Academic dishonesty is NOT tolerated in this course. Academic
honesty is not only an ethical issue but also the foundation of
scholarship. Cheating and plagiarism are therefore serious breaches
of academic integrity.
Following the College policy, cheating and plagiarism cases will
be communicated in writing to the Associate Dean and submitted to
the Student Conduct Committee for disciplinary action.
If you refer to someone else’s work, appropriate references and
citations must be provided. Grammar, spelling and punctuation
count, so use the tools necessary to correct before handing in
assignments. Please consult the Section “Avoiding Plagiarism” in
the College Catalogue for further guidance. Turnitin All written
assignments that graded and count for more than 10% towards the
final course grade need to be submitted via the anti-plagiarism
software Turnitin. You will receive from your professor a unique
password and access code for your Class.
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Course Schedule (Overview)
Week 1 26 January Introduction to the Course and Overview of
Core Requirements. The EU as a sui generis legal order
Week 2 2 February The sources of EU law: Treaties, primary and
secondary law
Week 3 9 February The EU institutions- part I: the Commission,
the Council of Ministers, the European Council and the European
Parliament
Week 4 16 February The EU institutions- part II: the European
Central Bank, the European Court of Auditors, and other
institutions and bodies
Week 5 23 February Decision-making processes in the EU I:
principles, actors and procedures The division of competences
between the EU and the national level
Week 6 2 March
Decision-making processes in the EU II: external competences,
implementation and enforcement of EU law The Treaty-making
procedure
Week 7 Mid-term Week
9 March
MID-TERM EXAM
Week 8 16 March Economic policy: building a single market, a
process at the heart of the EU construction
Week 9 23 March The Economic and Monetary Union after the
financial crisis
Week 10
30 March The Banking Union for the euro area Member States – an
area of deeper integration Submission of the written assignment
Easter Recess – 2 April to 13 April 2018 – NO CLASSES
Week 11
20 April The Capital Markets Union, a recent attempt of further
integration of the single market for capital
Week 12
27 April External policies: international agreements, and the
role of the High Representative Justice and home affairs
Week 13
4 May The EU system of fundamental rights: the key role of the
Charter of fundamental rights
Week 14
11 May The contribution of the European Court of Justice to
enhancing the protection of Fundamental rights
Week 15
date tbc FINAL EXAM
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Detailed Session-by-Session Course Outline Week 1, Session 1
(Friday, 26 January 2018), 16h30 to 19h30 Introduction to the
Course and Overview of Core Requirements. The EU as a sui generis
legal order Reading: Compulsory: Robert Schutze, 'EU Constitutional
Law', 2nd edition, Cambridge, 2016, p. 3-41 Recommended: Thierry
Chopin, Christian Lequesne, 'Differentiation as a double-edged
sword: Member States’ practices and Brexit', International Affairs
92: 3 (2016) pp. 531–545
Matej Avbelj, 'Supremacy or primacy of EU Law : (Why) does it
matter?', European Law Journal 2011, v. 17, n. 6, November, p.
744-763
Case-law: European Court of Justice (ECJ), Simmenthal 2 Guiding
Questions: 1. What are the general values, principles and
objectives of the European Union? 2. How does the EU relate to
international law? 3. How does the EU relate to national legal
orders – governance versus sovereignty; Conceptual polarisation:
'Confederation' versus 'Federation' 4. Which are the principles of
the EU law? (primacy/supremacy, direct effect, principle of
consistent implementation, human rights as a general principle of
EU law; rule of law, etc.) 5. What is the scope of the supremacy
principle? 6. What obligations Member States have to comply with
under the principle of consistent implementation? Week 2, Session 2
(Friday, 2 February 2018), 16h30 to 19h30 The sources of EU law:
Treaties, primary and secondary law, and the case-law of the
European Court of Justice Reading: Compulsory: - Robert Schutze,
'EU Constitutional Law', 2nd edition, Cambridge, 2016, p.77-105
https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS2146051680004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,supremacy%20of%20EU%20law&offset=0
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Recommended:
Cabral, Pedro ; Neves, Ricard, General Principles of EU Law and
Horizontal Direct Effect, European Public Law, 2011, Vol.17(3),
pp.437-451
P. Craig, ‘The Legal Effects of Directives: Policy Rules and
Exceptions’, European Law Review (2009), p. 349. Further Reading:
K. Lenaerts & J.A. Gutiérrez-Fons, ‘The Constitutional
Allocation of Powers and General Principles of EU Law’, Common
Market Law Review (2010), p. 1629
Erika De Wet, 'The role of the European courts in the
development of a hierarchy of norms within international law :
evidence of constitutionalisation?', European Constitutional Law
Review, 2009, v. 5, n. 2, p. 284-30
Guiding Questions: 1. What are the sources of the EU law? 2.
What is the hierarchy of norms? 3. What are most important changes
brought by the most recent Treaty, the Treaty of Lisbon? 4. What
are the differences between the directives which have direct effect
and those which have an indirect effect on the national law of the
EU Member States? 5. Regulation versus directive: which instrument
should be preferred? 6. In which cases is there a need for
secondary legislation (implementing and delegated decisions)? 7.
What is the role of the European Court of Justice in developing the
EU law? Week 3, Session 3 (Friday, 9 February 2018), 16h30 to 19h30
The EU institutions- part I: the Commission, the Council of
Ministers, the European Council and the European Parliament
Reading: Compulsory: - John McCormick’s Understanding the European
Union, Chapter 4, ‘European Institutions’, 7th edition, Palgrave,
2017, p. 73-89, or - Damian Chalmers, Gareth Davies and Giorgio
Monti, 'European Union Law', Cambridge University Press, 2016, p.
59-103 Recommended:
https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_kluwer_sEURO2011031&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,direct%20effect%20of%20EU%20law&sortby=rank&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_kluwer_sEURO2011031&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,direct%20effect%20of%20EU%20law&sortby=rank&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS2156598680004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,hierarchy%20of%20norms&sortby=rank&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS2156598680004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,hierarchy%20of%20norms&sortby=rank&offset=0
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Burn, Lachlan, 'Capital Markets Union and regulation of the EU’s
capital markets' Capital Markets Law Journal, 2016, Vol. 11(3),
pp.352-386,
https://academic.oup.com/cmlj/article/11/3/352/2452798
Further Reading:
Ben Smulders Katharina Eisele, ' Reflections on the
Institutional Balance, the Community Method and the Interplay
between Jurisdictions after Lisbon', Yearbook of European Law,
Volume 31, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, Pages 112–127,
https://doi.org/10.1093/yel/yes014 Guiding Questions: 1. What are
the main competences of the Council? 2. What are the voting rules
in the Council and what are the Council formations? 3.What is the
legal status and role for the European Council following the Lisbon
Treaty? How does it interact with the Council and the Commission?
4. What is the role of the European Parliament? 5. What are the
voting rules in the European Parliament? 6. What are the main
competences of the European Commission? Week 4, Session 4 (Friday,
16 February 2018) The EU institutions- part II: the European
Central Bank, the European Court of Auditors, and other
institutions and bodies Reading: Compulsory: - John McCormick’s
Understanding the European Union, Chapter 4, ‘European
Institutions’, 7th edition, Palgrave, 2017, p. 73-94 Recommended:
Allan Rosas and Lorna Armati, “Eu Constitutional Law- an
introduction', Oxford and Portland, Oregon, 2014, chapter 'What
deficit? The EU System of Democracy', p. 126-130
Fabbrini, Federico, 'The European Court of Justice, the European
Central Bank, and the Supremacy of EU Law', Maastricht Journal of
European and Comparative Law, 2016, Vol.23(1), pp.3-16
Damian Chalmers, Gareth Davies and Giorgio Monti, 'European
Union Law', Cambridge University Press, 2016, pp. 725-740
https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_oxford10.1093/cmlj/kmw011&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Capital%20Markets%20Union&offset=0https://academic.oup.com/cmlj/article/11/3/352/2452798javascript:;javascript:;https://doi.org/10.1093/yel/yes014https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_sagej10.1177_1023263X1602300101&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,supremacy%20of%20EU%20law&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_sagej10.1177_1023263X1602300101&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,supremacy%20of%20EU%20law&offset=0
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Further Reading: Guiding Questions: 1. How to overcome the
democratic deficit of the EU? Euroscepticism 2. What are the main
tasks of the European Central Bank? 3. The independence and
accountability of European Central Bank. Discuss 4. What are the
main competences of the European Court of Auditors? 5. What is the
role of the EU agencies and how do they make decisions? 6. How does
the Meroni doctrine of the ECJ has evolved over the years? Week 5,
Session 5 (Friday, 23 February 2018), 16h30 to 19h30
Decision-making processes in the EU I: principles, actors and
procedures The division of competences between the EU and the
national level Reading: Compulsory: - John McCormick’s
Understanding the European Union, Chapter 4, ‘European
Institutions’, 7th edition, Palgrave, 2017, pp. 128-139
Recommended: Héritier, Adrienne, 'Mutual recognition: comparing
policy areas', Journal of European Public Policy, 01 August 2007,
Vol.14(5), p.800-813 Patricia Popelier, 'Governance and Better
Regulation: Dealing with the Legitimacy Paradox', European Public
Law, Issue 3/ 2011, pp. 555–569
Peter van Cleynenbreugel, 'Meroni circumvented? Article 114 TFEU
and EU regulatory agencies', Maastricht journal of European and
comparative law 2014, v. 21, n. 1, p. 64-88
ECJ Case-law: - Case 120/78, Cassis de Dijon (Measures heaving
an effect equivalent to quantitative,
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61978CJ0120
restrictions) - Case 8-74 Dassonville,
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A61974CJ0008
Further reading:
https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_tayfranc10.1080/13501760701428456&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,mutual%20recognition%20cassis%20de%20dijon&sortby=rank&offset=0http://www.kluwerlawonline.com/abstract.php?area=Journals&id=EURO2011038http://www.kluwerlawonline.com/abstract.php?area=Journals&id=EURO2011038https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS5164893080004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Meroni%20case-law%20agency&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS5164893080004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Meroni%20case-law%20agency&offset=0http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61978CJ0120http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61978CJ0120http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A61974CJ0008
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Maselis, Ignace, 'Legislative harmonization and the integration
of harmonized legislation into the national legal systems, within
the european community', European Review of Private Law, March
1993, Vol.1(1), pp.137-156 Kroll, Daniela A.& Leuffen, Dirk,
'Enhanced cooperation in practice. An analysis of differentiated
integration in EU secondary law', Journal of European Public
Policy, 13 September 2014, p.1-21 Guiding Questions: 1. Which are
the principles governing the EU process? 2. How did the division of
competences between the EU and the Member States has evolved? 3.
Which are the key steps in the decision-making process? 4. What are
the main features of the most common decision-making process, the
ordinary legislative procedure. 5. To what extent should external
stakeholders be involved in the decision-making? Public
consultations as an instrument to inform EU decision-making. 6.
Could a more frequent recourse to enhanced cooperation be the
solution to the political pressure to limit the areas of further
integration? Week 6, Session 6 (Friday, 2 March 2018), 16h30 to
19h30 Decision-making processes in the EU II: external competences,
implementation and enforcement of EU law The Treaty-making
procedure Reading: Compulsory: - John McCormick’s Understanding the
European Union, Chapter 4, ‘European Institutions’, 7th edition,
Palgrave, 2017, p. 128-139 Recommended: Ben Smulders Katharina
Eisele, ' Reflections on the Institutional Balance, the Community
Method and the Interplay between Jurisdictions after Lisbon',
Yearbook of European Law, Volume 31, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, Pages
112–127, in particular pages 121-127,
https://doi.org/10.1093/yel/yes014
Milanesi, Enzo Moavero, 'Some Considerations on the Role of the
Court of Justice of the European Union and the Compliance of Italy
with EU Law' New Journal of European Criminal Law, 2015, Vol.6(4),
pp.424-433
ECJ Case-law - Joined cases C-6/90 and C-9/90, Francovich and
Bonifaci (Failure to implement a directive - Liability of the
Member State),
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A61990CJ0006
https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_kluwer_sERPL1993009&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,mutual%20recognition%20cassis%20de%20dijon&sortby=rank&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_kluwer_sERPL1993009&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,mutual%20recognition%20cassis%20de%20dijon&sortby=rank&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_tayfranc10.1080/13501763.2014.956781&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,enhanced%20cooperation&sortby=rank&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_tayfranc10.1080/13501763.2014.956781&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,enhanced%20cooperation&sortby=rank&offset=0javascript:;javascript:;https://doi.org/10.1093/yel/yes014https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_sagej10.1177_203228441500600407&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,supremacy%20of%20EU%20law&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_sagej10.1177_203228441500600407&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,supremacy%20of%20EU%20law&offset=0http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A61990CJ0006http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A61990CJ0006
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Damian Chalmers, Gareth Davies and Giorgio Monti, 'European
Union Law', Cambridge University Press, 2016, pp. 725-740 Guiding
Questions: 1.The sui generis nature of the external competences 2.
What is the specificity of the external decision-making procedures?
3. What is the process of implementation of the EU law in the
Member States? 4. The challenges related to the enforcement of EU
law and sanctioning powers. 5. Under what circumstances the
infringement proceedings may be initiated against Member States? 6.
What is the legal nature of preliminary ruling? 7. What are the
main features of the Treaty-making procedure? Week 7, (Friday, 9
March 2018) 16h30 to 18h00 MID-TERM EXAM Week 8, Session 8 (Friday,
16 March 2018), 16h30 to 19h30 Economic policy: building a single
market, a process at the heart of the EU construction Reading:
Compulsory: - John McCormick’s Understanding the European Union,
Chapter 4, ‘European Institutions’, 7th edition, Palgrave, 2017, p.
128-139 Recommended: ECJ Case-law: Cassis de Dijon (Product
Standards), Dassonville (Measure Equivalent to a Quantitative
Restriction), Keck (Selling Arrangements) Damian Chalmers, Gareth
Davies and Giorgio Monti, 'European Union Law', Cambridge
University Press, 2016, p. 842-846 (Services Directive)
Paul Verbruggen , 'The impact of primary EU law on private law
relationships : horizontal direct effect under the free movement of
goods and services', European review of private law , 2014, v. 22,
no. 2, p. 201-216
Damian Chalmers, Gareth Davies and Giorgio Monti, 'European
Union Law', Cambridge University Press, 2016, p. 754-794 Further
Reading: Denise Carolin Hübner, 'The decentralized enforcement of
European law: national court decisions on EU directives with and
without preliminary reference submissions', Published online: 14
Sep 2017, https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2017.1376701
https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS5164902450004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,direct%20effect%20of%20EU%20law&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS5164902450004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,direct%20effect%20of%20EU%20law&offset=0http://www.tandfonline.com/author/H%C3%BCbner%2C+Denise+Carolinhttps://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2017.1376701
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Alexander Hoogenboom, 'Mind the gap : Mobile students and their
access to study grants and loans in the EU', Maastricht journal of
European and comparative law 2015, v. 22, n. 1, p. 96-119
Duval, Antoine ; Van Maren, Oskar, 'The Labour Status of
Professional Football Players in the European Union, European
Labour Law Journal, 2017, Vol.8(3), pp.258-278 Guiding Questions:
1. How did the four freedoms (free movement of people, of goods, of
services and capital) evolve over time? 2. To what extent did the
ECJ contribute to consolidating some areas of the single market? 3.
How does the single market look today: challenges and perspectives?
4. Under which conditions is the pursuit of an occupation in
possible in another Member State? 5. The impact of the Services
Directive on stimulating cross-border transactions in the EU? Week
9, Session 9 (Friday, 23 March 2018), 16h30 to 19h30 The Economic
and Monetary Union after the financial crisis Reading: Compulsory:
John McCormick’s Understanding the European Union, Chapter 4,
‘European Institutions’, 7th edition, Palgrave, 2017, p. 158-167
Giuseppe Boccuzzi, 'The European banking union : supervision and
resolution', Houndmills, Basingstoke Hampshire : Palgrave
Macmillan, 2016, Chapter 2 'The Financial Crisis and the Banking
Union Project', p. 13-22,
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057%2F9781137555656
Recommended:
Mark Dawson Floris De Witte 2013,' Constitutional balance in the
EU after the euro-crisis', The Modern Law Review 2013, v. 76, n. 5,
September, p. 817-84
'From the Board- Constitutional Reflections and Crisis
Ruminations', Legal Issues of Economic Integration 41, no 4/2014,
Kluwer Law International 2014, p. 315-330
Further Reading:
https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS5164912910004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,free%20movement%20of%20persons&sortby=rank&facet=searchcreationdate,include,2015%7C,%7C2018&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS5164912910004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,free%20movement%20of%20persons&sortby=rank&facet=searchcreationdate,include,2015%7C,%7C2018&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_sagej10.1177_2031952517716279&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,free%20movement%20of%20service&sortby=rank&facet=searchcreationdate,include,2015%7C,%7C2018&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_sagej10.1177_2031952517716279&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,free%20movement%20of%20service&sortby=rank&facet=searchcreationdate,include,2015%7C,%7C2018&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS5164099570004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Banking%20Union%20law&sortby=rank&offset=0https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057%2F9781137555656https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS5164815220004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=sub,contains,EU%20constitutional%20law,AND&query=sub,contains,EU%20institutions,AND&sortby=date&mode=advanced&pfilter=lang,exact,eng,AND&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS5164815220004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=sub,contains,EU%20constitutional%20law,AND&query=sub,contains,EU%20institutions,AND&sortby=date&mode=advanced&pfilter=lang,exact,eng,AND&offset=0
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Stanislas Adam, Francisco Javier Mena Parras, ' The European
Stability Mechanism through the legal meanderings of Union's
constitutionalism : comment on Pringle', European Law Review 2013,
v. 38, n. 4, December, p. 848-865
Guiding Questions: 1. How did the financial crisis change the
features and the objectives of establishing an Economic and
Monetary Union? 2. Why has the European Stability Mechanism been
established through an intergovernmental treaty? 3. What is the
role of the Eurozone Council? 4. Does progress in completing the
Economic and Monetary Union require a change of Treaty? Week 10,
Session 10 (Friday, 30 March 2018), 16h30 to 19h30 The Banking
Union for the euro area Member States – an area of deeper
integration
INDIVIDUAL PAPER DUE by 30 MARCH AT 16H00 VIA TURNITIN AND
IN
HARD COPY. Reading: Compulsory:
Giuseppe Boccuzzi, 'The European banking union : supervision and
resolution', Houndmills, Basingstoke Hampshire : Palgrave
Macmillan, 2016, Sections 'The First Pillar of the Banking Union:
The Single Supervisory Mechanism', ' The evolution of banking
supervision at the European level' , 'The division of
responsibilities between the ECB and national supervisory
authorities' and ' 'The SecondPillar of the Banking Union: The
Single Resolution Mechanism'
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057%2F9781137555656
Recommended:
Agustín José Menéndez , 'A European Union in constitutional
mutation?' European Law Journal 2014, v. 20, n. 2, March, p.
127-141
Merijn Chamon , 'The empowerment of agencies under the "Meroni"
doctrine and Article 114 TFEU : comment on "United Kingdom v
Parliament and Council (short-selling)" and the proposed Single
Resolution Mechanism', European Law Review 2014, v. 39, n. 3, June,
p. 380-403
ECJ Case-Law 9/56 Meroni&co Industrie Metallurgische
https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS7152501180004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,European%20Stability%20mechanism&sortby=rankhttps://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS7152501180004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,European%20Stability%20mechanism&sortby=rankhttps://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS5164099570004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Banking%20Union%20law&sortby=rank&offset=0https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057%2F9781137555656https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS5164878430004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=sub,contains,EU%20constitutional%20law,AND&query=sub,contains,EU%20institutions,AND&sortby=date&mode=advanced&pfilter=lang,exact,eng,AND&pfilter=creationdate,exact,10-YEAR,AND&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS2154197910004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Meroni%20case-law%20agency&sortby=rank&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS2154197910004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Meroni%20case-law%20agency&sortby=rank&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS2154197910004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Meroni%20case-law%20agency&sortby=rank&offset=0
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Ansgar Belke, Anna Dobrzańska, Daniel Gros, Paweł Smaga, '
(When) should a non-euro country join the banking union?', The
Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 2016 Elsevier B.V., available
on-line at:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S170349491630024X?via%3Dihub
and
https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_sciversesciencedirect_elsevierS1703-4949(16)30024-X&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=p
David Howarth and Lucia Quaglia, 'The difficult construction of a
European Deposit Insurance Scheme: a step too far in Banking
Union?', Journal of Economic Policy Reform, p. 1-20, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1080/17487870.2017.1402682
Marius Skuodis, 'Playing the creation of the European banking
union: what union for which Member States?', Journal of European
Integration, 02 January 2018, Vol.40(1),p.99-114
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07036337.2017.1404056
Further Reading: - Amy Verdun’s chapter on ‘Economic and Monetary
Union’ and the chapter on ‘The European Union and the Economic
Crisis’ by Dermot Hodson and Uwe Puetter, both of which are in
Michelle Cini and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán’s European Union
Politics, pp. 296-309 and 367-381. Guiding Questions: 1. Why was a
Banking Union needed- context, scope and political will for a
change in the approach to the single market for banking? 2. What
were the challenges and milestones in the establishment of the
Banking Union? 3. How was the Meroni doctrine applied in the
process of creating the new legal framework? Are the powers of the
Single Resolution Board sufficient? 4. The Banking Union, an
institutional 'revolution': how do the Single Supervisory Mechanism
and the Single Resolution Mechanism function? 5. What is the
relationship between the euro area and non-euro area Member States?
6. How far should the Banking Union construction go? What are the
next steps? 7. What is the role of the Single Resolution Fund? Week
11, Session 11 (Friday, 20 April 2018), 16h30 to 19h30 The Capital
Markets Union, a recent attempt of further integration of the
single market for capital Reading:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S170349491630024X?via%3Dihubhttps://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_sciversesciencedirect_elsevierS1703-4949(16)30024-X&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=phttps://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_sciversesciencedirect_elsevierS1703-4949(16)30024-X&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=phttps://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_sciversesciencedirect_elsevierS1703-4949(16)30024-X&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=phttps://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_sciversesciencedirect_elsevierS1703-4949(16)30024-X&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=phttp://www.tandfonline.com/author/Howarth%2C+Davidhttp://www.tandfonline.com/author/Quaglia%2C+Luciahttps://doi.org/10.1080/17487870.2017.1402682https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_tayfranc10.1080/07036337.2017.1404056&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Banking%20Union&sortby=rankhttps://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_tayfranc10.1080/07036337.2017.1404056&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Banking%20Union&sortby=rankhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07036337.2017.1404056
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Compulsory: Action Plan on Building a Capital Markets Union, 30
September 2010
https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/action-plan-building-capital-markets-union_en
Mid-term review of the Action Plan on Building a Capital Markets
Union
https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/mid-term-review-capital-markets-union-action-plan_en
Recommended: Micheler, Eva, 'Building a Capital Markets Union:
Improving the Market Infrastructure' European Business Organization
Law Review, 2016, Vol.17(4), pp.481-495 Commission Communication on
the Mid-term review of the Capital Markets Union Action Plan, 8
June 2017
https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/communication-cmu-mid-term-review-june2017_en.pdf
Guiding Questions: 1. What are the differences between the approach
and instruments used in creating a Capital Markets Union as
compared to the Banking Union? 2. How do the Capital Markets Union
and the Banking Union fit into the broader project of an Economic
and Monetary Union? 3. What is the scope of the Capital Markets
Union? 4. How does capital market supervision differ from
supervision of credit institutions and why? 5. The role of market
supervision in fostering deeper integration. 6. What are the
challenges in building a Capital Markets Union and the next steps?
Week 12, Session 12 (Friday, 27 April 2018), 16h30 to 19h30
External policies: international agreements, and the role of the
High Representative Justice and home affairs Reading: Compulsory:
John McCormick’s Understanding the European Union, Chapter 4,
‘European Institutions’, 7th edition, Palgrave, 2017, p. 194-204,
or Robert Schutze, 'EU Constitutional Law', 2nd edition, Cambridge,
2016, p. 263-289 Recommended: Elisabeth Wisniewski, 'The influence
of the European Parliament on the European External Action
Service', European Foreign Affairs Review 2013, v. 18, n. 1,
February, p. 81-101
https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/action-plan-building-capital-markets-union_enhttps://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/mid-term-review-capital-markets-union-action-plan_enhttps://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/mid-term-review-capital-markets-union-action-plan_enhttps://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_springer_jour10.1007/s40804-016-0054-y&context=PC&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Capital%20Markets%20Union&sortby=rank&offset=0https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/communication-cmu-mid-term-review-june2017_en.pdfhttps://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/communication-cmu-mid-term-review-june2017_en.pdfhttps://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS2160858540004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,external%20action&sortby=rank&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS2160858540004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,external%20action&sortby=rank&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS2160858540004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,external%20action&sortby=rank&offset=0https://ec-europa-finder.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=32EUC_ALMA_DS2160858540004061&context=L&vid=32EUC_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=default_scope&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,external%20action&sortby=rank&offset=0
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A.Missiroli, 'The New EU Foreign Policy System after Lisbon: A
Work in Progress', European Foreign Affairs Revue, 427–452 (2010).
Further Reading:
Hans Merket, The European External Action Service and the nexus
between CFSP/CSDP and development cooperation, European Foreign
Affairs Review 2012, v. 17, n. 4, November, p. [625]-651
Guiding Questions: 1. What are the external powers of the EU? 2.
What is the role of the European External Action Service? 3. What
are the competences of the High Representative? 4. What are the
main features of the external procedures? 5. What are the new
features of the Common security and defense policy following the
Lisbon Treaty? 6. How does the EU address the challenges posed by
migration and terrorism? Week 13, Session 13 (Friday, 4 May 2018)
The EU system of fundamental rights: the key role of the Charter of
fundamental rights Reading: Compulsory: - Damian Chalmers, Gareth
Davies and Giorgio Monti, 'European Union Law', Cambridge
University Press, 2016, p. 471-515 Recommended:
Anja Wiesbrock, 'Sources of law, regulatory processes and
enforcement mechanisms in EU migration policy : the slow decline of
national sovereignty', Maastricht journal of European and
comparative law 2013, v. 20, n. 3, p. 423-444
Further Reading: Guiding Questions: 1. Who is an EU citizen? 2.
The evolving concept of Union citizenship. Discuss 3. What are the
sources of fundamental rights and how did they evolve? 4. To what
extent did the EU secondary law contribute to enhancing human
rights?
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5. What is the scope of application of the EU fundamental
rights? 6. How does the EU Charter of fundamental rights relate to
other documents which establish the protection of fundamental
rights? 7. What is the structure of the Charter and which are the
main obligations set in it? 7. How do EU fundamental rights apply
in the Member States? Week 14, Session 14 (Friday, 11 May 2018),
16h30 to 19h30 The contribution of the ECJ in enhancing the
protection of Fundamental rights Reading: Compulsory: - John
McCormick’s Understanding the European Union, Chapter 4, ‘European
Institutions’, 7th edition, Palgrave, 2017, p.96-118, or - Damian
Chalmers, Gareth Davies and Giorgio Monti, 'European Union Law',
Cambridge University Press, 2016, p.596-612 Recommended: Stefano
Matteucci, 'The Italian Constitutional Court Strengthens the
Dialogue with the ECJ Lodging for the First Time a Preliminary
Ruling in an Indirect Proceeding', European Public Law, n° 4/2014,
Kluwer Law International, p. 633-646 Robin Morris, 'European
Citizenship: Cross-Border Relevance, Deliberate Fraud and
Proportionate Responses to Potential Statelessness', European
Public Law, Issue 3/2017, pp. 417–435 Further Reading:
Daniel Thym, 'Separation versus Fusion – or: How to Accommodate
National Autonomy and the Charter? Diverging Visions of the German
Constitutional Court and the European Court of Justice', European
Constitutional Law Review, p. 391-419
Guiding Questions: 1. What level of protection does the right to
private and family right offer individuals? 2. What is the scope of
the right to property? 3. How did the EU secondary law integrated
the non-discrimination? 4. What does Consumer protection refer to
and how is this reflected in the EU law? 5. What does the Right to
an effective remedy and to a fair trial encompass? 6. How do the EU
institutions comply with the right of access to documents? Week 15
: FINAL EXAM, date tbc
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