| CODE | ECL5105 | ||||||||
| TITLE | The Law of the Institutions of the EU | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | European and Comparative Law | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit covers the major institutions of the EU: the Commission, Council, and the European Parliament. It will also deal with the European Court of Justice from the point of view of its set-up, staff, function, and also the Court’s role as a “Constitutional court” a law and policy-maker of the EU. The study unit analysis the Economic and Social Committee, the COREPER, the European Council, the Court of Auditors, the ECB, the European Investment Bank and European Political Cooperation. Study-Unit Aims: The study-unit analyses the legal basis, structure, and function of the institutions, together with the nature, sources and distinguishing features of EU legislation, decision-making procedure and processes, including the adoption of the budget and external relations. This study-unit will also introduce the student to the main theories of integration which will serve as a constant backdrop against which the intricate institutional set-up of the Union is discussed and explained. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to the students should appreciate the role that the institutions play in the formulation of EU law and how they continue to evolve to meet the present-day expectations of the EU. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to develop a personal and critical knowledge of the functioning of the EU institutions. Students are not only requested to familiarize themselves with the laws and case law but to study these laws by attempting to constructively identify their deficiencies and to explore possible solutions how to overcome such problems. While the unit focuses on the institutions, the students would also be able to appreciate the legal tools that help towards the build-up of European integration. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: General textbooks on EU Institutions: - Lenaerts, K., Van Nuffel, P. and Corthaut, T. EU Constitutional Law (2021). - Schütze, R., European Constitutional Law (2021, 3rd ed.). - Craig, P. and de Burca, G. EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials (2020, 7th ed.). - Barnad, C. and Peers, S. European Union Law (2020, 2nd ed.). - Adam, R. and Tizzano, A., Manuale di Diritto dell’Unione Europea (2020, 3rd ed.). - Łazowski, A. and Blockmans, S. Research Handbook on EU Institutional Law (2016). - Hartley, T.C., The Foundations of EU Law (2014, 5th ed.). - Isaac, G. and Blanquet, M., Droit qeneral de l’Union Européenne (2018, 11th ed.). - Jacque, J.-P., Droit institutionnel de l'Union européenne (2018, 8th ed.). Casebooks - Craig, P. and de Burca, G. The evolution of EU law (2011, 2nd ed.). - Weatherill, S., Cases and Materials on EU Law (2016, 12th ed.). Collections of treaties and legislation - Foster, N., Blackstone's EU Treaties & Leqislation (latest ed.). Periodicals - Columbia Journal of European Law. - Common Market Law Review (CMLRev). - Cahiers droit européen (CDE). - European Constitutional Law Review. - European Law Journal (ELJ). - European Law Review (ELRev). - European Papers. - German Law Journal (GLJ). - International and Comparative Law Quarterly (ICLQ). - Il Diritto dell’Unione Europea. - Journal of Common Market Studies (JCMS). - Journal of European Integration/Revue d'integration europeenne (JEI/RIE). - Maastricht Journal of European Comparative Law. - Modern Law Review (MLR). - Revue de l'Union européenne. - Revue trimestrielle de droit européen (RTD Eur.). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Ivan Sammut Steffi Vella Laurenti |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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