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Online Sessions Link

To connect to the online sessions of this module, please click on this link . You will be asked to register your attendance if you are not already signed in to your Zoom account. You will also be asked for the password, which is below.

Meeting ID: 825 9452 1130
Passcode: 324532

Make sure that you show up with your name and surname as you have been registered for the study programme. This is very important for attendance purposes.

Lecture Schedule & Notes

Lecture notes will be available during the week following the respective lecture. Schedule dates are indicative and may change. All changes, if any, may be communicated via email, SMS, or telephone calls.

LectureDateTimePresentationNotes (If Any)Session Recording
Lecture 018 January 202417:30 to 20:30hrsPresentation 01Request
Lecture 0215 January 202417:30 to 20:30hrsPresentation 02Request
Lecture 0322 January 202417:30 to 20:30hrsPresentation 03Request
Lecture 0429 January 202417:30 to 20:30hrsPresentation 04Request
Lecture 055 February 202417:30 to 20:30hrsPresentation 05Request
Lecture 0612 February 202417:30 to 20:00hrsPresentation 06Request
Lecture 0719 February 202417:30 to 20:00hrsPresentation 07Request

Lecturer

Dr. Veronica-Anne Spiteri

Lecture Summaries & Suggested Reading 

Lecture 1 - Background, Development of European Integration and the Institutions

The following topics will be covered in this lecture:

  • From World War II to the European Union
  • Theories of European Integration
  • The different treaties
  • The Institutions
    • The European Parliament
    • The European Council
    • The Council
    • The Commission
    • The Court of Justice of the European Union
    • European Central Bank
    • Court of Auditors

Core Reading List

  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, Chapter 1 ‘The Development of European Integration’
  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, Chapter 2 ‘The Institutions’

Supplementary Reading List

 

Lecture 2 - Institutions, preliminary ruling and the jurisdiction of the CJEU

The following topics will be covered in this lecture:

  • In depth overview of the main EU Institutions:
    • The Commission
    • The Council
    • The European Parliament
    • The Court of Justice of the European Union
  • The Procedure of the CJEU
  • The Jurisdiction of the CJEU
  • Nature and effects of Preliminary Ruling
  • Various actions before the CJEU

Core Reading List

  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, Chapter 1 ‘The Development of European Integration’
  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, Chapter 2 ‘The Institutions’

Supplementary Reading List

 

Lecture 3 - The Sources of EU Law and General Principles of EU Law

The following topics will be covered in this lecture:

  • EU Legislative Instruments
  • Hierarchy of Norms
  • Legislation & Decision Making
    • Legislative Acts
    • Delegated Acts
    • Implementing Acts
  • Decision Making & New Forms of Governance

Core Reading List

  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, 7th Edition, Chapter 5 ‘Instruments and the Hierarchy of Norms’
  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, 7th Edition, Chapter 6 ‘Legislation and Decision-Making’
  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, 7th Edition, Chapter 7 ‘Decision-Making and new forms of Governance’

Supplementary Reading List

  • Woods and Watson, Steiner & Woods EU Law, Chapter 4
  • Woods and Watson, Steiner & Woods EU Law, Chapter 5
  • Hix, S. and Hoyland, B., n.d. The Political System of The European Union

 

Lecture 4 - Direct Effect, principle of supremacy and competence

The following topics will be covered in this lecture:

  • Competence
    • Exclusive Competence
    • Shared Competence
  • Direct Effect
    • Direct Effect of Primary Law
    • Direct Effect of Secondary Law
      • Regulation & Decisions
      • Directives
    • Legal effect of Secondary Law: Enhancing the Effect of Directives
  • EU Law vs National Law: Supremacy
    • Supremacy from the ECJ’s perspective
    • Supremacy from the perspective of MS

Core Reading List

  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, 7th Edition, Chapter 4 ‘Competence’
  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, 7th Edition, Chapter 8 ‘The Nature and effect of EU Law: Direct Effect and Beyond’
  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, 7th Edition, Chapter 10 ‘The relationship between EU Law and National Law: Supremacy

Supplementary Reading List

  • Woods and Watson, Steiner & Woods EU Law, Chapter 4
  • Woods and Watson, Steiner & Woods EU Law, Chapter 5
  • Hix, S. and Hoyland, B., n.d. The Political System of The European Union

 

Lecture 5 - The Four Freedoms

The following topics will be covered in this lecture:

  • Free Movement of Goods: Duties, Charges and Taxes
  • Free Movement of Goods: Quantitative Restrictions
  • Free Movement of Capital and Economic and Monetary Union
  • Free Movement of Workers
  • Freedom of Establishment and to Provide Services

Core Reading List

  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, 7th Edition, Chapter 19 ‘Free Movement of Goods: Duties, Charges and Taxes’
  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, 7th Edition, Chapter 20 ‘Free Movement of Goods: Quantitative Restrictions’
  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, 7th Edition, Chapter 21 ‘Free Movement of Capital and Economic and Monetary Union’
  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, 7th Edition, Chapter 22 ‘Free Movement of Workers’
  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, 7th Edition, Chapter 23 ‘Freedom of Establishment and to Provide Services’

Supplementary Reading List

  • Woods & Watson, Steiner & Woods EU Law, Chapters 15 - 26

 

Lecture 6 - EU Labour Law

The following topics will be covered in this lecture:

  • EU Anti-Discrimination Law
  • Equal Treatment and Non-Discrimination
  • Equal Pay for Women and Men
  • EU Criminal Law

Core Reading List

  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, 7th Edition, Chapter 25 ‘Equal Treatment and Non-Discrimination’
  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, 7th Edition, Chapter 26 ‘AFSJ: EU Criminal Law’

Supplementary Reading List

  • Woods and Watson, Steiner & Woods EU Law, Chapter 27
  • Harris, D., O'Boyle, M., Bates, E. and Buckley, C., 1995. Law of The European Convention on Human Rights

Lecture 7 - EU Competition Law and State Aid

The following topics will be covered in this lecture:

  • Competition Law: Article 101
  • Competition Law: Article 102
  • Competition Law: Mergers
  • The State and the Common Market
    • State Aids

Core Reading List

  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, 7th Edition, Chapter 27 ‘Competition Law: Article 101’
  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, 7th Edition, Chapter 28 ‘Competition Law: Article 102’
  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, 7th Edition, Chapter 29 ‘Competition Law: Mergers’
  • Craig and De Burca, EU Law, 7th Edition, Chapter 30 ‘The State and the Common Market’

 

Methods of Assessment

Two Assignments 100% of final score

Assignment

You have to choose two out of the four questions that are available in the Assignment Submission form below. The assignment should be submitted no later than Thursday 25 April 2023. The assignment has to be submitted along with the Assignment Submission Form. Please indicate the questions that you have addressed in the Assignment Submission form.

Assignment Submission Form

If you need information on how to plan, draft, and submit your assignment, follow the 21 Academy presentation on Writing and Submitting your Assignment.

We are also making the 21 Academy's Assignments Rubric available for your guidance. This is a performance-based assessment tool. Tutors will use the rubric to assist them in allocating scoring while also allowing students to understand what is required in the assignment and how it will be graded. For referencing purposes, please, as much as possible, use the Oscola Referencing Guide.

Submitting Assignment - Turnitin

The Academy will notify you that assignment questions are available through email. Through another email sent to you by Turnitin (probably on the same day), you will be notified that you have been added to a "class" where you may upload your assignment(s). Assignments should be submitted by not later than 23:59hrs of the assignment submission deadline shown on the Assignment Submission form and/or the "class".

At 21 Academy, you can submit more than one draft of your assignment before the submission deadline. The last version uploaded at the submission deadline will be considered your final submission paper and will be the one that is assessed. Make sure that your final submission does not go beyond 20% similarity when including direct quotations (the sentences in-between quotes).

Follow this very short video to understand how to submit your assignment through Turnitin: submitting a paper

To understand the similarity report generated by Turnitin, follow this 1-minute video: understanding the similarity report

Referencing Style

Oscola Referencing Guide

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