Class European Union Law

The legal order underlying the EU is an integral part of the political and social reality of the 27 Member States, Portugal being one of these States.

Part I - EU legal order

1. Legal nature of the DUE (DUE and European Law; DUE and International Law; DUE and the national legal system)

2. Fonts

3. Distribution of competences

4. EU regulatory framework

5. Decision-making procedures

6. Normative force of the EU legal system

Part II - DUE Principles

1. Principles included in the Lisbon Treaty

2. EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Part III - The Fundamental Freedoms of the Internal Market

Part IV: European Union Law in particular: "Area of ¿¿Freedom, Security and Justice"

- Theoretical classes (expository) interspersed with discussion and analysis of specific topics, in the classroom.

- Encourage discussion, especially when structural aspects of European Union Law are at stake

- Encouragement of participation.

- Two written assessment tests, with a total weight of 90% in the final grade. The remaining 10% of the final grade will reflect class participation and the assessment of the quality of this participation.

- Final written exam (100%), in accordance with the rules established in the Assessment Regulations of UL – Centro Universitário de Lisboa.

Manuais:

- MACHADO, Jónatas - Manual de Direito Europeu. Coimbra: Gestlegal, 2018.

- MARTINS, Ana Maria Guerra - Manual de Direito da União Europeia – Após Tratado de Lisboa (reimpressão da 2.ª edição). Coimbra: Almedina, 2018.

- GORJÃO-HENRIQUES, M. -  Direito da União - História, Direito, Cidadania, Mercado Interno e Concorrência. Coimbra: Almedina, 2019.

Legislação:

Constituição da República Portuguesa, em www.parlamento.pt

Tratado de Lisboa, em www.parlamento.pt ou em edição das Editoras Almedina ou Porto Editora.