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Description
EU law is a fast-moving, expanding, and highly relevant field of law, much influenced by economic and political developments in Europe and beyond. It has developed its own jurisprudential foundations, making it a unique legal system shared between now 28 sovereign European countries. Most importantly, it determines directly, what the law is and what rights persons or companies have in many different walks of life.
The overall objective to build on the grounding in the foundational doctrines of EU law acquired during the first-year Public Law module: on the democratic deficit, division of competences, supremacy and direct effect of EU law. The module then introduces the substantive law of the EU, in particular the free movement of goods; the concept of EU citizenship; and the protection of human rights in and by the EU. It concludes with a critical overview of a number of key law and policy topics, such as the 'democratic deficit' debate and the economic governance of the EU. One of the aims of the module is to equip you with the legal skills and knowledge to study EU law further, or identify a specific area for future research or practice. We encourage a critically informed approach to studying EU law.
On 23 June 2016, around 53% of the UK electorate voted for the UK to leave the EU (Brexit). The Brexit question is integrated into the study of EU law, including in relation to the constitutional aspects and the substantive aspects of EU law.
Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the module via online Moodle information pages.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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