Fundamentals of the European Union Law

Major: Law
Code of subject: 6.081.01.E.093
Credits: 4.00
Department: Department of Theory of Law and Constitutionalism
Lecturer: Iryna Sofinska
Semester: 8 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: Integral competence (INT): the ability to solve practical problems during the learning process and professional activities in law; to apply legal theories and methods based on current national legislation. General competencies (GC): GC 5. Ability to work both individually and in a team; GC 6. Ability to produce new ideas, show creativity, ability to think systematically; GC 7. Ability to search and analyze information from various sources; GC 8. Acquisition of flexibility in thinking, which allows to understand and solve problems and tasks, while maintaining a critical attitude to established scientific concepts; GC 9. Ability to effectively use in practice the knowledge and skills acquired during training; GC 11. Ability to conduct research, using the acquired analytical skills at the appropriate level Professional competencies (PC): PC 4. Basic knowledge of fundamental legal acts regarding the European Union; PC.7. Ability to clarify cause-and-effect relationships, analyze and summarize law information; PC 9. Ability to identify, classify and describe legal phenomena; PC 11. Ability to interpret regulations, to give the correct legal qualification to practical situations. Special Professional Competences (SPC): SPC 7. Ability to navigate the main political processes and technologies; SPC 22. Knowledge and understanding of international legal standards and foundations of European law. Knowledge (KN): KN 3. Features of implementation and application of the law. Skills (SK): SK 1. To apply the acquired knowledge in different legal situations, to single out legally significant facts; SK 2. Analyze and evaluate the circumstances of the case, form their own reasonable judgments; SK 3. Interpret and correctly apply the rules of substantive and procedural law. Autonomy and responsibility (AaR): AaR 1. Ability to adapt to new situations and make appropriate decisions; AaR 2. Ability to realize the need for lifelong learning in order to deepen the acquired and acquire new professional knowledge; AaR 4. Ability to demonstrate understanding of current legislation.
Required prior and related subjects: Previous academic disciplines: Comparative Constitutional Law; Public International Law; Private International Law. Related and the following disciplines: -
Summary of the subject: "European Union Law Fundamentals" is a holistic course, the successful study of which involves the development of undergraduate lecture material, its consolidation and deepening during practical classes, independent analysis of normative, educational, and scientific literature. European Union law is an extensive set of international and supranational legal norms that belong to different branches of law and are in a state of intensive development. During the course, students should get acquainted with the main tasks, principles, and regulations governing the legal nature of the European Union, the relationship between the institutions of the European Union and the Member States of the European Union, as well as between the Member States of the European Union. Special attention during this course is paid to the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union.
Assessment methods and criteria: Assessment of student learning outcomes is carried out following the 100-point assessment scale established at the University. The final grade in the discipline consists of assessing the PC learning outcomes during the semester and the assessment of learning outcomes during the control event during the SC - credit. The number of points allocated to the PC is 40 points. Credit control - 60 points. The maximum score in points for the discipline - 100 points.
Recommended books: 1. Blackstone’s EU Treaties and Legislation 2009–2010. / Foster N. Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2009. 755 p. (in English). 2. Cauffman, C., & Devroe, W. (2017). Competition law. In A. Hartkamp, C. Sieburgh, & W. Devroe (Eds.), Cases, materials and text on European law and pivate law (pp. 23-168). Hart Publishing 3. de Witte B. (2019). Constitutional challenges of the enlargement: Is further enlargement feasible without constitutional changes? European Parliament. (URL: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2019/608872/IPOL_IDA(2019)608872_EN.pdf) 4. EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials / P. Craig, Gr. De Burca. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015) (in English) 5. The Past and Future of EU Law: The Classics of EU Law Revisited on the 50th Anniversary of the Rome Treaty / M. Poiares Maduro (Author), L. Azoulai (Author). (Hart Publishing: Oxford 2010. 512 p.) (in English) 6. The Substantive Law of the EU: The Four Freedoms. / by C. Barnard. (Oxford: Oxford University Press; Sixth Edition, 2019) (in English) 7. Dainen D. Ever Closer Union: An Introduction to European Integration; [Trans. from English by M. Marchenko]. Kyiv: KIS, 2006. 696 p. 8. European integration / [ed. M. Yachtenfux, B. Kohler-Koch; transl. from German.]. Kyiv: Kyiv-Mohyla Academy Publishing House, 2007. 394 p. 9. European law / R. Streinz; transl. from German. K. Kotyuk; Scient. ed. M. Mykievych. Lviv: Astrolabia, 2009. 480 + XL p 10. The European Union: Economics, Politics, Law: [Encyclopedic Dictionary]. Kyiv: Kyiv University, 2011. 368 p. 11. European Union: History and Principles of Functioning / V. Kopiyka, T. Shinkarenko. Kyiv: Znannia, 2010. 751 p. 12. Mykiyevych M. Institutional Law of the European Union in the Field of foreign and Security Policy: a monograph. Lviv, 2005. 416 p.