Course ID:
Course Code & Number
PSIR 461
Course Title
Law of the European Union
Level
BS
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits
Year of Study:
Senior
Semester:
Fall
Type of Course:
Elective
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
The European Union’s (EU) law and legal order. Sources of community law: the treaties, derived law, international law. Relationship of Community Law to national law. Law making process in EU. The limits of EU law. EU citizenship. Social and economic regulations.
Course Objectives
The aim of this course is to familiarize the students with the scope of European Union law and legal order.
Software Usage
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. Examine the EU’s various treaties and agreements
2. Compare acts of the EU member states
3. Describe EU acts
4. Analyze and evaluate European constitutionalism
5. Enumerate agreements with third countries
6. Portray law and its connected problems within a political and socio-economic background
7. Apply a constructivist approach and reveal that law is a social construct
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Inquiry
Case Study/Scenarion Analysis
Video Presentations
Oral Presentations/Reports
Guest Speakers
Web Searching
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam
Quiz
Case Studies / Homework
Presentation (Oral/Poster)
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
Design Content
Recommended Reading
1. Jean- Victor Louis, The Community Legal Order (European Commission, 1994), 3rd edition.
2. Catherine Barnard, The Substantive Law of the EU: The Four Freedoms (Oxford University Press, 2010) 3rd edition.
Required Reading
1. Trevor Hartley, The Foundations of European Community Law (Oxford University Press, 2010), 7th edition.
Grading
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:
Course Coordinator:
Student Workload:
| Workload | Hrs |
|---|---|
| Case Study Analysis | 16 |
Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching: