European Union Law

Code:

D250

Acronym:

DUE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S (since 12-09-2022 to 16-12-2022)

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
LDB	271	Novo Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2016	2	-	6	75

Teaching language

Portuguese
Obs.: Evaluation in English for English speaking students

Objectives

This course introduces the study of the EU law. It focuses, first, on the objectives, the dynamics of the integration process, the basic principles, the competencies, the institutions, the decision-making procedures and the European legar order, its respective legal acts and the relation with the Member-States legal order and the international legal order. Secondly, in order to help students in developing a critical awareness of the political significance of the EU, a brief description of the various political theories, that since the beginning of the process try to capture this reality, will be presented.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students must be able to identify, analyze and interpret the legal regimes of the European Union and apply it to case-law situations.

Working method

Presencial

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

Not applicable.

Program

The portuguese version is more detailed.

PART ONE - The origins and the evolution of European integration

I - Origins.

II - The evolution of European integration - from Paris to Nice.

III - From the failure of the 'Constitutional Treaty' to the 'Reform Treaty' (in force).

PART TWO - The European Union. Objectives, structure, institutions, competencies. Political character

I - Objectives, structure, fundamental principles, institutions and competencies.

II - Political character.

PART THREE - The functioning of the Union.

I - Institutions.

II - Decision-making procedures.

PART FOUR - European Union Legal Order.

I - Competences of the European Union.

II - Primary and secondary legislation.

III - Relation between EU Law and Member-States Law

IV - The jurisdictional enforcement of the EU Law.

PART FIVE - General approach on the internal market and some policies of the EU.

Mandatory literature

Gorjão-Henriques Miguel 1969-; Direito da União. ISBN: 978-972-40-5554-1
Machado Jónatas Eduardo Mendes; Direito da União Europeia. ISBN: 978-972-32-2280-7
Ana Maria Guerra Martins; Manual de Direito da União Europeia - Após o Tratado de Lisboa, Almedina, 2018. ISBN: 9789724069296

Complementary Bibliography

Campos João Mota de 1927-; Manual de direito europeu. ISBN: 9789723218121
Duarte Maria Luísa 1961-; Estudos sobre o Tratado de Lisboa. ISBN: 978-972-40-4232-9
Mangas Martín Araceli; Instituciones y derecho de la Unión Europea. ISBN: 978-84-309-5508-4
Martins Ana Maria Guerra 1963-; Curso de direito constitucional da União Europeia. ISBN: 972-40-2353-2
Rideau Joêl; Droit institutionnel de l.Union Européenne. ISBN: 978-2-275-03381-5
Schutze Robert; European constitutional law. ISBN: 978-0-521-73275-8
Tesauro Giuseppe; Diritto dell.Unione Europea. ISBN: 978-88-13-31534-4

Comments from the literature

For English speaking students the fundamental texts are online on Eurlex.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The contents will be explored in a general way in main classes and through case law and hypothetical exercises in tutorial classes.

keywords

Social sciences > Juridical sciences > European law

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	144,00
Frequência das aulas	36,00
Total:	180,00

Eligibility for exams

See the evaluation regulations.

 

Calculation formula of final grade

See the evaluation regulations.

Examinations or Special Assignments

See 'obtenção de frequência'.

Internship work/project

 

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

See the evaluation regulations.

Classification improvement

See the evaluation regulations.

Observations

None