Status of persons in the European Union

ldreu2205  2021-2022  Louvain-la-Neuve

Status of persons in the European Union
5.00 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Carlier Jean-Yves;
Language
French
Main themes
The course analyses, on the one hand, one of the fundamental freedoms of European law, namely the free movement of persons (included the free provision of services), and, on the other, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The course focuses notably on the meaning to be given to concepts used in these areas ("workers" ' art. 45 TFEU; "free movement" ; "internal situation"; "national of a Member State"; "Union citizen" ' art. 20-21 TFEU; "family reunification"; "obstacle"; "imperative reason related to the general interest"; "proportionality";'; "fundamental right"; "general principle of law"; "implementation of EU law"; "horizontal direct effect"; ').
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 The aim of the course on the status of persons in the European Union is to give an in-depth knowledge of the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union in these areas, allowing students to understand the importance of the case-law in the building of Union law provisions governing free movement of persons and the protection of fundamental rights in the Union.
 
Content
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Teaching methods
Teaching takes the form of active pedagogy. Students do preliminary readings, particularly readings of case law. These readings are then debated in class and a synthesis is drawn up from the theoretical lessons.
Evaluation methods
Written exam
Teaching materials
  • La condition des personnes dans l'Union européenne. Recueil de jurisprudence (Bruylant-Larcier)
Faculty or entity
BUDR


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Advanced Master in European Law

Master [120] in Law