Academic Year 2019/2020 EU Law and Institutions Lectures (L) 11.30-13.00, 01B
Classes (C) 13.15-14.45, 01B 3.10
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European integration: origins, stages (Treaties, enlargements), the political model, the founding treaties, additionally: Paul P. Craig, Gráinne De Búrca, EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials (6th Ed.), Oxford University Press, 2015, Chapter 1
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Purposes of the EU according to the Treaties, assessment: Arts 1-3 TEU Principles governing the division and the exercise of the competences:
Arts. 4-5 TEU, additionally: Paul P. Craig, Gráinne De Búrca, EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, Oxford University Press, 2015, Chapter 3
10.10 (L)
Origins of the institutional setup and its current form: Art. 13 TEU, also based on Paul P. Craig, Gráinne De Búrca, EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, Oxford University Press, 2015, Chapter 2
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The European Council: Art. 15 TEU and Arts. 235-236 TFEU The European Parliament: Art. 14 TEU and Arts. 223-234 TFEU 24.10
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The Commission: Art. 17 TEU and Arts. 244-250 TFEU The Council: Art. 16 TEU and Arts. 237-243 TFEU
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Art. 18 TEU
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The Court of Justice: goals (Art. 19 TEU), institutional arrangements (Art. 251-257 TFEU and the reform of the Court of Justice: background for discussion: here and Paul P. Craig, Gráinne De Búrca, EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, Oxford University Press, 2015, Chapter 2.7
Sources of EU law in general: primary and secondary law, read also Paul P. Craig, Gráinne De Búrca, EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, Oxford University Press, 2015, Chapter 4
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Legislative, delegated and implementing acts (Art. 289-291 TFEU), read also Paul P. Craig, Gráinne De Búrca, EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, Oxford University Press, 2015, Chapter 5.1-5.7
International agreements of the EU: categories (relationship with EU competences), status in the system of EU law (Art. 218 TFEU)
Summary of the institutional dynamics in European legislation and decision-making, based on Paul P. Craig, Gráinne De Búrca, EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, Oxford University Press, 2015, Chapter 5
21.11 (L)
Direct effect of primary EU law: Case 26/62, van Gend & Loos, opinion of the AG, read also Paul P. Craig, Gráinne De Búrca, EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, Oxford University Press, 2015, Chapter 7.1-7.3
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Direct effect of secondary law: Case 152/84, M. H. Marshall v. Southampton; Case C‑91/92, Paola Faccini Dori v Recreb Srl,
additionally: Paul P. Craig, Gráinne De Búrca, EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, Oxford University Press, 2015, Chapter 7.4-7.7
28.11 (L)
The principle of primacy of EU law: Case 6/64, Flaminio Costa v. ENEL, read also Paul P. Craig, Gráinne De Búrca, EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, Oxford University Press, 2015, Chapter 9.1-9.2
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Human rights as a source of EU law in the historical perspective (background here), read also Paul P. Craig, Gráinne De Búrca, EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, Oxford University Press, 2015, Chapter 11 Stauder v City of Ulm - Sozialamt (C- 29-69), The EU Charter of
Fundamental Rights application - Åklagaren v Hans Åkerberg Fransson
(C-617/10); additionally: Paul P. Craig, Gráinne De Búrca, EU Law: Text,
Cases, and Materials, Oxford University Press, 2015, Chapter 11.8 5.12
Relationship between the EU legal system and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (background here), opinion 2/13
12.12 (L)
The principle of harmonious interpretation: Case C-212/04, Adeneler The principle of state liability for a breach of EU law: Cases 6/90 and
C-9/90, Francovich (C)
EU international relations law - C 402/05 Kadi & C 415/05 Al Barakaat, also based on Paul P. Craig, Gráinne De Búrca, EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, Oxford University Press, 2015, Chapter 10
9.01 (C)
EU Citizenship: C-34/09 Zambrano, C-434/09 McCarthy, C-256/11 Dereci, also based on: Paul P. Craig, Gráinne De Búrca, EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, Oxford University Press, 2015, Chapter 23
23.01 (C)
Class exam
