European Union Law

Presentation

European Union law is a regional law with specific rules for the respective Member States. It has evolved since the signing of the Treaty of Paris, through the Treaty of Rome (landmark of Community Europe). Named for Community law, it has evolved into EU law from the Maastricht Treaty onwards, establishing itself as such with the Treaty of Lisbon. combined with the shared competences between Member States and the EU, it gives specificities in their respective actions in various fields (environment, human and animal health, trans-European transport routes, vocational training, competition and regulatory policies, among others) .

Part of this Programme

European Studies and International Relations

Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS

| Semestral | 6

Year | Type of course unit | Language

2 |Mandatory |Português

Code

ULHT450-13712

Recommended complementary curricular units

European Union building

European institutions

Prerequisites and co-requisites

n/a

Professional Internship

Não

Syllabus

1st and 2nd Lessons - Objectives of the course, explanation and analysis of the program, identification and marking of evaluation methods.
3rd: The Treaty of Lisbon: introduction and the system (TEU and TFEU).
4th to 7th: EU Principles: EU Democratic Principles; EU categories and areas of competence. Identification of the specifics of each domain.
8th to 11th: EU legal acts. Conceptual identification of acts adoption processes. The EU legislative process.
12th and 13th: The CJEU and the DUE: The EU litigation, general aspects: CJEU v National Courts. The role of the ECHR vs ECJ (brief note).
14th and 15th: Reviews and 1st test
16 to 17: Non-discrimination and EU citizenship. The role of CDFUE.
18th to 20th: EU internal policies and actions.
21st to 23rd: Foreign policy and common security - general aspects.
24th and 25th: Revisions and 2nd test.
26th to 30th: Presentation and defense of individual works.

Objectives

- Acquisition of knowledge about:
. The democratic principles of the EU.
  . The Lisbon Treaty and the competences of the EU vs that of the Member States and their fields of action.
 . The EU legal order (general aspects). The role of the ECJ v. Of the national courts vs the ECtHR (generic approaches).
. The CDFUE and its practical application.
. EU internal and external policies and actions.
. Ability to interpret and critically analyze the issues inherent in EU law.

Teaching methodologies and assessment

Teaching method: - Theoretical-practical classes - Expositions of the themes, following a presentation scheme previously prepared. - Classes should be accompanied by reading the recommended bibliography. - Encouragement to participation. Evaluation Method: Continuous assessment with the following weighting:    - Participation in class (10%)    - Two frequency tests (35% each) - (October and January, respectively)    - Presentation and defense of individual work (20%) in two classes in January. . Final written exam according to ULHT Assessment Regulations Observations: of the 30 classes (1h30m / each), four classes are left for the application of the evaluation methods.

References

- Machado, Jónatas. Direito da União Europeia. 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 de suporte:

- Gorjão-Henriques, Miguel. Tratado de Lisboa. Coimbra. Almedina. 2017.
 

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