Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
The course aims to deepen the main legal and institutional profiles of the European Union and its substantive law, with reference to the four freedoms of movement and the most important common policies, also in the light of the rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
The student, at the end of the course, should be able to understand how they relate:
- the basic treaties of the Union and the different acts that constitute the legislation derived;
- Union legislation and the national legislation of the Member States.
Applying knowledge and understanding
The student will be able to:
- orientate himself among the regulatory and legal sources of European Union law;
- find the Union's acts and decisions of the Court of Justice, understanding its effectiveness.
Making judgements
At the end of the course, the student should have acquired the ability of a critical approach to the sources of European Union law and to the case law of the system of judicial protection.
Communication skills
The student will be able to communicate effectively its arguments, using the specific legal language of the discipline.
Learning skills
The student must have developed a self-study method, fits a legal discipline in constant becoming.
Prerequisites
No
Course unit content
I. Institutional part. Origin and evolution of the process of European integration. The institutional framework. The division of competences between the Union and the Member States. The legal order of the European Union. The relationship between EU law and Italian law. The system of judicial protection. The EU's external action.
II. Special part. The creation of an area of freedom, security and justice. The free movement of persons. The internal market and the common commercial policy. The economic and monetary policy. The Common Foreign and Security Policy and the European Security and Defence Policy.
Full programme
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Bibliography
As to the institutional part:
U. DRAETTA, Elementi di diritto dell’Unione Europea, Parte istituzionale. Ordinamento e struttura dell’Unione Europea, V edition, Milano, Giuffrè, 2009 (pp. 340).
As to the special part:
U. DRAETTA e N. PARISI (edited by), Elementi di diritto dell’Unione Europea. Parte speciale. Il diritto sostanziale, III edition, Milano, Giuffrè, 2010 (Only as regards the chapters I, II, VI, VII).
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam.
The knowledge and understanding will be assessed with some questions to verify the actual knowledge of the study program.
The ability to apply the knowledge and the making judgement will be assessed discussing with the candidate about hypothetical cases that present issues relevant to EU policies treated by the course.
The communication skills will be assessed by evaluating the mastery of the discipline technical language.
Learning skills will be assessed by a cross evaluation of the answers given by the candidate during the oral exam.
Other information
To address the study of matter is essential to know the main rules governing the structure of the European Union.
In this regard: F. POCAR e M. TAMBURINI, Norme fondamentali dell’Unione Europea, XIV edition, Milano, Giuffrè, 2009, or B. NASCIMBENE, Unione europea, Trattati, Raccolta di testi e documenti, Torino, Giappichelli, 2010.
