University of Essex

LW302-6-AU-CO:
Law of the European Union

The details

Year: 2023/24

Department: Essex Law School

Campus: Colchester Campus

Term: Autumn

Level: Undergraduate: Level 6

Status: Current

Start date: Thursday 05 October 2023

End date: Friday 15 December 2023

Credits: 15

Last updated: 16 October 2023

Requisites for this module

Pre-requisites: (none)

Co-requisites: (none)

Pre and / or co-requisites: (none)

Prohibited modules: LW430

Key module (requisite for): (none)

Key module for

LLB M100TS Law,
LLB M103 Law (Senior Status),
LLB MN00 Law with Business,
LLB MN01 Law with Business (Including Year Abroad),
LLB MN02 Law with Business (Including Placement Year),
LLB MN03 Law with Business (Including Foundation Year),
LLB MN10 Law with Finance,
LLB MN11 Law with Finance (Including Year Abroad),
LLB MN12 Law with Finance (Including Placement Year),
LLB MN13 Law with Finance (Including Foundation Year)

Module description

This 15-credit module teaches students about the laws and institutions of the EU and their relationship with the English legal system. It will address questions such as: what is the European Union, and how does its institutions operate? How are decisions in the EU taken? What is the legal order of the EU? How can we critically understand the concepts inherent to EU law and how its different areas are connected?

Module aims

The aim of the module is to provide you with a thorough understanding of the institutional setting of the European Union and of the Union's distinctive legal order. The relationship between the national legal orders of the Member States and the respective legal order of the EU is to be examined and explained. The module therefore focuses on the legal order of the EU, the functions of the EU institutions and their mutual interaction, the legislative process, the Internal Market and its multi-aspect functions. The overall objective of this module is to build on and introduce foundational doctrines of public law, commercial law, international law and the substantive law of the EU. The module also aims to equip students with the analytical legal skills and thorough knowledge to study EU law or commercial law further.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of this module, students will be able to:

Demonstrate a foundational knowledge of the creation and development of the European Union

Demonstrate an understanding of the nature and functions of the EU institutions

Explain a thorough knowledge and understanding of the core areas of EU substantive law

Apply critical skills of research and analysis regarding EU law

Understand the impact of the EU legal order on the domestic legal orders of the Member States and understand the interrelationship between legal orders and institutions operating at the national and EU levels.

Module information

The indicative syllabus includes:

The development and integration of the EU as a supranational system

EU institutions and legislative process

Foundational principles of primacy and direct effect

Judicial Architecture-Remedies for breach of law

Single market- Economic freedoms

Brexit

Learning and teaching methods

The module will be delivered via:

10 x 2hr lecture

4 x 1hr tutorial

Bibliography

Craig, P. and de Búrca, G. (2020a) EU Law. Oxford University Press. Available at: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198859840.001.0001.
Craig, P. and de Búrca, G. (2020b) EU Law. Oxford University Press. Available at: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198859840.001.0001.
Craig, P. and de Búrca, G. (2020g) EU Law. Oxford University Press. Available at: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198859840.001.0001.
Craig, P. and de Burca, G. (2020c) Eu Law. 7th ed. Oxford University Press, USA. Available at: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198859840.001.0001.
Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (no date f). Available at: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:12012E/TXT.
Craig, P. and de Burca, G. (2020d) Eu Law. 7th ed. Oxford University Press, USA. Available at: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198859840.001.0001.
Craig, P. and de Burca, G. (2020g) Eu Law. 7th ed. Oxford University Press, USA. Available at: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198859840.001.0001.
Barnard, C. and Peers, S. (eds) (2023b) European Union law. Fourth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Available at: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/he/9780192863836.001.0001.
Craig, P.P. and De Búrca, G. (2015d) EU law: text, cases and materials. Sixth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Available at: https://www-oxfordlawtrove-com.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/display/10.1093/he/9780198859840.001.0001/he-9780198859840;jsessionid=4E7F4A40858B994E1FE566DEB5F7E81E.

The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.

Assessment items, weightings and deadlines

Coursework / exam	Description	Deadline	Coursework weighting
Coursework	LW302 Summative Essay		80%
Practical	LW302-6-AU - MCQs		20%

Exam format definitions

Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary, for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.

Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.

Overall assessment

Coursework	Exam
100%	0%

Reassessment

Coursework	Exam
100%	0%

Module supervisor and teaching staff

Supervisor: Dr Marios Koutsias, email: mkouts@essex.ac.uk.

Teaching staff:

Contact details: Law Education Office, lawschoolug@essex.ac.uk

Availability

Available to incoming Essex Abroad / Exchange students: Yes

Available to Outside Option: No

Available to Audit: No

External examiner

Name: Dr Panagiotis Kapotas

Resources

Teaching materials: Available via Moodle

Lecture recording: Of 22 hours, 13 (59.1%) hours available to students:
1 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
8 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.

Further information

Department website: Essex Law School

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LW302-6-AU-CO:Law of the European Union