LAW-30070 - Module Specification
School of Law
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: Law of the European Union 1

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2020/21

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.

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.

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: 19 hours
Tutorials: 4 hours
Lecture and Seminar preparation: 60 hours
Exam preparation and private study: 67 hours
Total: 150 hours
In order to assist students in their essay writing and problem analysis skills, students will be asked to submit before two of the four tutorials, answers to one tutorial essay question and one tutorial problem question and they will be provided with feedback on their answers. Students also receive feedback from their module tutors on their plans for the seen essay question set for the mixed exam.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment