European Union Law

Code:

MD135

Acronym:

DUE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Law

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S (since 11-09-2023 to 15-12-2023)

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	24	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2022	1	-	7,5	-
		Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2023	1	-	7,5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese
Obs.: Conhecimentos de inglês necessários

Objectives

The European Union and its Law are now one of the key tables where public power takes place, involving Member States and citizens. In this area of specialization the study of fundamental principles and institutes of EU law and its main policies are essential, whether from the scientific perspective of legal research, both in the perspective of the professional skills of lawyers. The syllabus run multiple substantive dimensions of EU law and deepen critically the respective developments, with attention to key issues and problems both at the dogmatic plan, and also practical, thus ensuring the accomplishment of the curricular unit’s objectives.
General overview of the nowadays doctrine on the studied themes. Deepening theoretical and dogmatic basis of those themes, as well as its projections on the legal regulation and jurisprudential solutions. Promoting an autonomous and critical reflection on the main problems of European Union Law and its interaction and projection on national legal orders and on international law - identity and values and the digital revolution.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students should be able to understand rigorously dogmatic concepts and institutes of European Union law, understand and critically analyze the regulatory and jurisprudential bases, being able to develop an autonomous research and solve real situations that professional practice requires.

Working method

Presencial

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

N.A.

Program

1. The constitutionalization of European integration.

1.1. Principles, procedures and institutes of the European legal federalism.

1.2. The institutional dimensions of European constitutionalisation.

2. EU Law in face of present challenges - test studies.

2.1 The regulatory challenge of identity: common and plural?
2.1.1. The legal protection of national identity.
2.1.2. The identity of the Union: values, principles and institutions.

2.2. The digital challenge (part of Jean Monnet Module "DigEUCit. A Digital Europe for Citizens. Constitutional and Policymaking Challenges" - Erasmus+ Project 101085671).

Mandatory literature

Enes, Graça; Unidade e Diferenciação no Direito da União Europeia, Almedina, 2017
Cremona, M., Thies, A.; The European Court of Justice and external relations law: constitutional challenges, 2014
van Lijken, H.; EU Citizenship and the Constitutionalisation of the European Union, 2015
Jeorges, C. et al; The European Crisis and the transformation of transnational governance: authoritarian managerialism versus democratic governance, 2014
Maduro, M.; Transnational Law: rethinking European Law and Legal Thinking, 2014
Millet, F.-X.; L’Union européenne et l’identité constitutionnelle des Etats Membres, 2013
Potvis-Solis, L.; Les valeurs communes de l’UE: onzième Journées Jean Monnet, 2014
Saiz Arnaiz, A. et al; National Constitutional Identity and European Integration, 2013
Vervaele, J.; European Criminal Justice in the Post-Lisbon area of freedom, security and justice, 2014
Weiss, F.; European Union Internal Market Law, 2014
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
Pernice, Ingolf; Risk management in the digital constellation – a constitutional perspective”, Part I and Part II, IDP – Revista de Internet, Derecho y Política, nº 26, (February 2018, 83-94) e nº 27 (September 2018, 79-95), 2018
Pieter Jan Kuijper, Fabian Amtenbrink, Deirdre Curtin, Bruno De Witte, Alison McDonnell, Stefaan van den Bogaert; The Law of the European Union, Fifth Edition, Kluwer Law International, 2018. ISBN: 9789041154118
Enes Graça; A União Europeia Digital. Uma governação multinível ao serviço das pessoas, JusGov, 2021
Enes, Graça; O "Diálogo Judicial" na União Europeia. A "química" do delicado equilíbrio entre autonomia e constitucionalismo multinível, Escola de Direito da Universidade do Minho, 2020
Enes, Graça; O Direito da União Europeia e o Mercosul: direitos humanos e comércio internacional, 2020
Enes, Graça; A heterogeneidade Política e Jurídica como Resposta ao Desafio da Diversidade na União Europeia, Editora da Universidade de Coimbra, 2019
Enes, Graça; Digital platforms and European Union law - challenges from a perspective of multilevel constitutionalism, UNIO - EU Law Journal, 5, 1, 2019

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, which include a first exposition about each theme (carried out by the teacher or one of the students), followed by discussion and a conclusive synthesis of the positions being discussed.
This teaching methodology provides the students with essential knowledge on the studied themes, thus enhancing their capacities of a critical reflection and preparing them to the coming writing of their masters’ thesis.
On the other hand, evaluation through the multiple components indicated is an appropriate and serious means to verify the knowledge and skills acquired and the personal reflection work of the students

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	80,00
Participação presencial	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	100,00
Frequência das aulas	48,00
Trabalho de investigação	55,00
Total:	203,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence in 75% of classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

FM = 0,80*T + 0,20*P

FM - Final mark
T - Test
CP - Classes participation

Examinations or Special Assignments

N.A.

Internship work/project

N.A.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Special statutes according to legal norms.
For students who cannot participate in the classes, the evaluation will include a written report (30%) and a final exam (70%).

Classification improvement

According to the Evaluation Regulation