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 in 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, to provide a further deepening and strengthening of the knowledge base acquired.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

The course is divided in two parts
- 48 hours (8 ECTS credits) of lectures delivered in-person, 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 of group discussions of case studies, as well as the use of simulation games (for example, regarding the European Parliament, and the adoption of acts of secondary law).
The teaching materials used during the course (including 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

Students attending the classes (who qualify as such if they attend at least 70% of the classes) can choose to take the exam
- divided into a mid-term written test, held during the exam session scheduled at the end of March 2025 and covering the first part of the course's program, and a subsequent oral exam, held during the exam sessions scheduled following the end of the course and covering the remainder of the program;
- as an alternative, through a single oral exam at the end of the course, which covers the whole course's program.
Students who do not attend the classes shall take an oral exam at the end of the course covering the whole program.
Erasmus students can choose to take the exam
- in Italian, according to the same course syllabus and examination methods provided for local students (including the possibility to choose the optional mid-term written test);
- 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.
For students attending the classes who choose to take the exam divided into the mid-term written test and the final oral interview, the final mark is allocated as follows:
- the written test (on the first part of the course's program) counts for 50% of the final mark, and consists of two open questions (one will be awarded a score from 0 to 10, and the other will be awarded a score from 0 to 6) and ten multiple choice questions (each of which will be awarded a score of 1.5 if the answer is correct, of -0.5 if the answer is wrong, or 0 in case no answer is given). Students who will answer all questions correctly are awarded a mark cum laude;
- the oral interview (on the second part of the course's program) counts for the remainder 50% of the final mark.
For students who attend the classes and choose to take the exam through a single oral interview and for students who do not attend the classes, the final mark 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.