European Union Law

Code:

MD135

Acronym:

DUE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Law

Instance: 2019/2020 - 2S (since 10-02-2020 to 15-05-2020)

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Law

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MD	32	Plano Oficial MD do ano letivo 2016	1	-	7,5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Students will be stimulated to discuss some specific issues of EU system and law, deepening previously acquired knowledge and developing autonomous and critical thinking. 

Learning outcomes and competences

The course aims to help provide students the necessary tools to a critical, autonomous and sustained analysis and systematization of issues and problems, considering legal norms, doctrine and jurisprudence,  as well as to develop personal research skills.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

N.A.

Program

I. Governance of the EU - institucional perspetictive (Prof. Doutor Diogo Feio) 

II. Fundamental rights protection in the EU (Prof. Doutora Anabela Leão)

Mandatory literature

Enes, Graça; O Parecer 2/2013. Primado do Direito v. primado dos direitos?, IX Encontro de Professores de Direito Público, Universidade Católica Editora, 2017. ISBN: 9789725405406
Paul Craig; EU law. ISBN: 978-0-19-871492-7
Alessandra Silveira; Citizenship and solidarity in the European Union. ISBN: 978-2-87574-109-7
Alessandra Silveira; Carta dos direitos fundamentais da União Europeia. ISBN: 978-972-40-5120-8
Graça Enes Ferreira; Unidade e diferenciação no direito da União Europeia
Maria Luísa Duarte; União Europeia e direitos fundamentais
Alessandra Silveira ; The emerging culture of EU citizenship as “citizenship of rights” and the legal nature of the EU polity, 2016. ISBN: 2183-3435 (UNIO - EU Law Jounal. Vol. 2, No. 2, June 2016, pp 140-154. Disponível em http://www.unio.cedu.direito.uminho.pt )
Comissão Europeia; LIVRO BRANCO SOBRE O FUTURO DA EUROPA. Reflexões e cenários para a UE27 em 2025, COM(2017) 2025 final, Bruxelas, 1.3.2017 , 2017
J.C.Juncker; RELATÓRIO DOS CINCO PRESIDENTES: Concluir a União Económica e Monetária Europeia. Relatório elaborado por Jean-Claude Juncker em estreita colaboração com Donald Tusk, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Mario Draghi e Martin Schulz, 2015 (http://www.consilium.europa.eu/pt/policies/emu-report-2015/)
Hanneke van Eijken; EU citizenship & the constitutionalisation of the European Union. ISBN: 978-90-8952-156-9

Complementary Bibliography

Patrícia Fragoso Martins; O^caso Kadi e a fórmula "Solange"
Sophie Perez ; A proteção dos Direitos Fundamentais pelo Direito da União Europeia - da Carta aos Estados, o enigma da Esfinge, 2017 (Honorable Mention - Jacques Delors Prize: Best academic study on community issues 2017, Jacques Delors European Information Center, 2017, infoeuropa.eurocid.pt/registo/000078113/ )
Edouard Dubout; Les^droits fondamentaux. ISBN: 978-2-233-00594-6
Alessandra Silveira; Direito da União Europeia. ISBN: 978-972-40-6143-6
F. Fabrini; Fundamental rights in Europe. Challenges and transformations in comparative perspective_, , OUP, 2014

Comments from the literature

Besides the mentioned bibliography other suggestions will be given on classes.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The lectures will consist of theoretical-practical classes.

Seminars; lectures and space for criticial discussion.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	40,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	60,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	100,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Total:	142,00

Eligibility for exams

N.A.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final Grade = 40% written test + 60% oral presentation and discussion

Examinations or Special Assignments

N.A.

Internship work/project

N.A.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Special statutes according to legal norms.

Classification improvement

According to the Evaluation Regulation