EUROPEAN UNION LAW
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The primary objective of the course is to provide students with information concerning basic legal concepts pertaining to the process of European integration and, in addition, an overview of the system that protects basic individual rights within a community-wide context.
Prerequisites
None
Course contents summary
The primary objective of the course is to examine the evolution through the history of European integration, from its origin to the Treaty for the functioning of Europe (december 2007). The course will also examine the institutional apparatus, its structure and responsibilities, the type and efficacy of community legislation and its transposition into the Italian code.
Attention will also be given to the organisation of systems protecting individual rights, both in a community-wide context, as well as within the system of the 1950 European Convention for the protection on human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Recommended readings
RAETTA, Elementi di diritto dell'Unione Europea, V ed., Giuffrè, Milano 2009
Teaching methods
Lectures and classroom discussion with students.
Assessment methods and criteria
The final exam will be in written form.
