Teaching code

4S000521

Teacher

Diletta Danieli

Coordinator

Diletta Danieli

Credits

9

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

IUS/14 - EUROPEAN UNION LAW

Period

2° periodo lezioni (2A), 2° periodo lezioni (2B)

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course, also thanks to the analysis of actual cases, is intended to provide the student with the fundamental notions of the legal system of the European Union with particular reference to the
institutional system, competences, sources of law, as well as to the relations with domestic law.

At the end of the course, the student will be able to analyse the EU legal norms, in particular the Treaties, and the most significant practical cases emerging from the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice; to deal in writing and orally with legal issues related to the main topics of the subject; to use an appropriate and specific legal jargon; to develop a method allowing the continuous learning and updating of knowledge.

Prerequisites and basic notions

None.

Program

During the lectures (48 hours, 8 ECTS credits) the following topics will be addressed:
- The history of the European integration.
- The legal system of the European Union: the competences, the institutional framework, the legal sources, the acts of the EU and the deliberative procedures, the relationship between EU law and the domestic legal systems.
- The jurisdictional function and the fundamental rights in the EU legal system.
- The EU external action.
- Italy's participation to the integration process.
During the workshop (12 hours, 1 ECTS credit), group discussions of case studies and simulation games will be organised on the topics and legal notions dealt with during the first part of the course, with a view to providing a further deepening and strenghtening of the knowledge base acquired.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

The course is divided in two parts
- 48 hours (8 ECTS credits) of lectures, combining lectures focused on the basic notion of EU law with others in which the relevant EU case law will be discussed;
- 12 hours (1 ECTS credit) of workshop (distance-learning), which will employ the Problem Based Solving (PBS) methodology consisting in group discussions of case studies, as well as the use of simulation games (for example, regarding the adoption of acts of secondary law).
The teaching materials used during the course (in particular for the workshop), to be added to the reference book, will be provided to the students through the e-learning platform "Moodle".
Lectures will be recorded and made available to students who subscribed to the "Panopto for Workers" programme.
Students facing particular situations of fragility due to conditions of disability or learning disorders (upon consulting the Inclusion and Accessibilty service of the University) may agree with the instructor on the use of supporting materials and/or tools.

Learning assessment procedures

The oral exam covers the whole course’s program.
Erasmus students can choose to take the exam
- in Italian, according to the same course syllabus and examination methods provided for Italian students;
- in English, studying on the textbook indicated for Erasmus students in the “Bibliography (Leganto)” section and according to examination methods to be agreed with the instructor.

Evaluation criteria

The exam is aimed at ascertaining, in addition to the required knowledge base, that the students have developed sufficient analytical skills. In particular, the exam is aimed at assessing:
- the level of the acquired knowledge base;
- the use of the appropriate legal terminology;
- the ability of connecting the different topics of the course's program;
- the analytical and arguing skills.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The final mark is expressed in thirtieths and refers to the oral exam as a whole.

Exam language

Italiano. Per gli studenti Erasmus, italiano o inglese. | Italian. For Erasmus students, either Italian or English.