LAW-30070 - Law of the European Union 2
Coordinator: Maria Tzanou Tel: +44 1782 7 33093
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Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733218

Programme/Approved Electives for 2021/22

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: Law of the European Union 1

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2021/22

This module follows up on the Law of the European Union 1 module taught in the first semester and is designed to explore more fully the substantive (as opposed to the constitutional or institutional) law of the EU. The focus of the module will be on three areas of legislation: Internal market law, with specific focus on the fundamental freedoms, Competition law (with a
particular emphasis on measures for combating restrictive practices and the abuse of a dominant position) and European social law (with particular
emphasis equality and non-discrimination in the labour market). By the end of this module, students should be able to identify the relationships between the economic and the social aspects of EU law, understand the key mechanisms of market regulation at the level of the Union, develop competent and critical arguments regarding the scope, the success and the limits of substantive EU law and demonstrate the ability to think independently about the nature, the 'ethos' and the legitimacy of the European project.

Aims
This module follows up on the EU I module taught in the first semester and is designed to explore more fully the substantive (as opposed to the constitutional or institutional) law of the European Union. The focus of the module will be on three areas of legislation:
- Internal market law, with specific focus on the four fundamental freedoms (free movement of goods, services, capital and workers)
- Competition law and
- European social law, with particular emphasis equality and non-discrimination in the labour market.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/law-30070/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Articulate a detailed knowledge of the relationships between the economic and the social aspects of EU law: 1
Articulate competent and critical arguments regarding the scope, the success and the limits of substantive EU law: 1
Undertake independent legal research so as to able to reflect on the nature, the `ethos¿ and the legitimacy of the European project: 1
Acquire an advanced critical understanding of the key mechanisms of market regulation at the level of the Union: 1

Study hours

Lectures & Plenaries: 20 hours
Tutorials: 6 hours
Lecture and Seminar preparation: 60 hours
Exam preparation and private study: 64 hours
Total: 150 hours


School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Open Book Examination weighted 100%
24-hour online open book exam
The word limit for the assessment is 3,000 words. Students must answer two unseen questions from a choice of three questions. The questions carry equal weight. The paper will be released on the KLE at 10am on the morning of the exam. Students will have 24 hours to submit their answers. Although 24 hours has been allocated as the time frame within which answers must be submitted, we expect that most students will take no more than 2-3 hours to complete their answers. Answers must be completed and submitted in accordance with the Law School approved rubric for 24-hour online assessments.