Legal foundations of European integration: Institutional law and general theory

Teacher(s)

Rizcallah Cecilia;

Language

French

Content

Introduction

A. Nature and foundations of the European Union
A.1 Historical dynamics of European institutional law
A.2 Goals, Values and Powers of the European Union
A.3 Nature of the European Union and its relationship with its Member States

B. Institutional system of the European Union

B.1 Institutions, bodies and offices of the European Union
B.2 Decision-making process of the EU I (Budgetary and legislative procedures)
B.3 Decision-making process of the EU II (Delegated acts, implementing acts, international agreements)

C. European Union Legal Order

C.1 Legal order of the European Union
C.2 Judicial application of EU law
D. Introduction to EU substantive law

Teaching methods

Powerpoint-based online course
Exchange with students
Asynchronous activities

Evaluation methods

-  Online test on moodle (40%)
- Drafting of case-law notes (50%)
- Participation (10%)

Other information

Course materials (in addition to the notes that students are invited to take), i.e. Powerpoint slideshows and documents mentioned during the lectures, are available on the Moodle platform.

Bibliography

Jean-Paul Jacqué, Droit institutionnel de l’Union européenne, 9ème édition, Paris, Dalloz, 2018, 864 p.

A. Bailleux et H. Dumont, Le pacte constitutionnel européen – Tome 1, Fondements du droit institutionnel de l’Union, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2015, 568 p.
 
E. Muir, An Introduction to the EU Legal Order, Cambridge, 2023

Faculty or entity

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