20101098 - EUROPEAN UNION LAW

Knowledge of the following topics: development of the European integration; institutional framework; European judicial system; sources of law; judicial system warranty; relationship between EU and Member States; citizenship.

Canali

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Programme

The course aims to provide a good knowledge of the main aspects of the European Union integration.
The course is divided into two parts: a general part and a special section dedicated to the EU migration and asylum law. The general part takes into account the EU basic structure and principles, with particular reference to the legal system after the Lisbon Treaty. As to the substantive law, it dedicates peculiar attention to the EU division of competences, the foreign and security policy, the police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters and the EU external relations. As to the institutional framework, the functioning of all the Institution is examined, including their relations. In addition, a sound part of the course is dedicated to the EU legal system, including the legislative procedures and the hierarchy of EU legal sources. Finally, in the general part the EU judicial system is extensively investigated, with special regard to the judicial procedures before the ECJ. The special part treats of EU migration law. Both parts will be integrated with a comprehensive analysis of the ECJ leading cases.


Core Documentation

VILLANI U., ISTITUZIONI DI DIRITTO DELL’UNIONE EUROPEA, CACUCCI, BARI, Latest Ed.

CAGGIANO G., MANUALE DI DIRITTO EUROPEO DELL'IMMIGRAZIONE, GIAPPICHELLI,
TORINO, 2019.

Type of evaluation

The exam includes the final written test and oral exam.

teacher profile | teaching materials

Programme

The course aims to provide a good knowledge of the main aspects of the European Union integration.
The course is divided into two parts: the first part takes into account the general framework of the European integration, including EU basic structure and principles, with particular reference to the legal system after the Lisbon Treaty; the second part gives an account of the institution and development of the European citizenship, from Maastricht to Lisbon. Both parts will be integrated with a comprehensive analysis of the ECJ leading cases.


Core Documentation



European Union Law
Mengozzi Morviducci. Istituzioni di diritto dell'Unione europea, Padova, Cedam, 2018

Morviducci, I diritti dei cittadini europei, Torino, 2017

Type of delivery of the course

In the first part, the course takes place through lectures. In the second part, a series of judgments of the Court of Justice concerning European citizenship will be analyzed and discussed with students.

Type of evaluation

The exam consists of a written test, with 4 open questions, which will receive an evaluation on a scale of thirty. For those who will be admitted to the oral exam, the result of the oral exam will integrate the written test.