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LAWPUBL 445 : European Union Law

Undergraduate course

Project description

The European Union has a population of about 448 million and is composed of 27 member States. Starting modestly with the management of coal and steel in 1951, it now covers areas as varied as a Union citizenship, foreign policy, fisheries, culture, human rights or tourism. It has the world's largest single market. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the fundamental principles of the legal order of the European Union, its sources, institutions, enforcement mechanisms and relations with domestic legal orders. The course will also look at some core areas of Union policies and legal regulation, such as the free movement of goods.

Year 2022

Location New Zealand

Organization University of Auckland

Project aims

Project outcome

By the end of this course, students will be able to: Identify and evaluate the historical and theoretical underpinnings of the EU as a new international institution (Capability 1.3, 2.2, 3.3, 4.1, 6.2 and 6.3) Explain the main principles and rules governing the Union organs, decision-making procedures and enforcement mechanisms (Capability 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 4.1, 6.2 and 6.3) Understand and critically evaluate the relations between the EU and its member States and between the EU legal order and the national legal orders (Capability 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 4.1 and 6.2) Understand and analyse the way in which particular areas of regulation function and how they were developed through the case law of the European Court of Justice (Capability 1.3, 2.1, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 6.2 and 6.3) Demonstrate effective written communication skills (Capability 4.1)