COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EU LAW AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AVB 7043 EU LAW AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

European Union (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BURÇAK MÜGE VURAL

Offered to

European Union (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Course Objective

The main purpose of this course is to focus on the institutional structures, competence, legislation and policy-making, new forms of governance, the nature and effect of EU law. It enables learners to understand the role of legal system on development of European integration and to have sufficient knowledge to produce advanced studies on EU.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   apprehend legal structure of the EU and evaluate and interpret the relationship between the institutions,
2   have sufficient knowledge on EU s internal and external competence and on the principles of shared and complementary competence,
3   demonstrate sufficient knowledge on direct effect of EU law, apprehend the ECJ approach and scholars thoughts on direct effect and evaluate the impact of these approaches on the legal integration.
4   have sufficient knowledge on the conclusion of international agreements with third parties and the legal effect of these agreements in the EU legal order,
5   demonstrate sufficient knowledge on the contribution of EU policies, such as free movement of labour and competition, on EU aims.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The background of EU
2 The Institutions: The Commission, The Council, The European Council, The European Parliament
3 Court of Justice of the European Union
4 The Role of Institutions in EU Integration
5 The Role of Institutions in EU Integration
6 Instruments and Competence
7 Instruments and Competence
8 The Nature and Effect of EU Law
9 The Nature and Effect of EU Law
10 International Agreements between EU and Third Countries and WTO
11 EU Citizenship and Fundamental Rights
12 EU Citizenship and Fundamental Rights
13 Free Movement of Goods: Duties, Charges, taxes, quantitative Restrictions
14 Free Movement of workers

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Course Materials: EU Law: Text, Cases and Materials Paul Craig- Grainne de Burca
Sedondary Materials :
Geoffrey Garrett, R. Daniel Kelemen, Heiner Schulz, The European Court of Justice, National Governments, and Legal Integration in the European Union, International Organization, Vol. 52, No. 1 (Winter, 1998), pp. 149-176
Neil Walker, Legal Theory and the European Union : A 25th Anniversary Essay, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Vol.25, No.4 (2005), pp.581-601
Iyiola Solanke, Diversity and Independence in the European Court of Justıce Columbia Journal of European Law, Winter, 2008/2009 15 Colum. J. Eur. L. 89
Christoph Möllers, European Governance: Meaning and Value of a Concept, Common Market Law Review 43:313-336, 2006
Susanne Lechner -Renate Ohr, The right of withdrawal in the treaty of Lisbon: a game
theoretic reflection on different decision processes in the EU, Eur J Law Econ.DOI 10.1007/s10657-009-9139-

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussions, group study.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced.

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will be fully prepared to discuss reading assignments.
2. The learner will clearly understand the role of legal system in integration process.
3. The learner will demonstrate sufficient knowledge on the relationship between legal structure and
economic and political integration.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
2. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
3. All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ugur.samanci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparation for midterm exam 14 2 28
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 9 9
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 151

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
LO.1
LO.2
LO.3
LO.4
LO.5

CONTACT INFORMATION
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