KPEPEI_T European Law for Economists I

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. David Sehnálek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Vladimír Týč, CSc.
Department of Law – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: JUDr. Jindřiška Šedová, CSc.
Timetable
Sat 21. 3. 11:05–17:05 T1
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The course aims to provide students with a basic conceptual understanding of the methods, techniques and legal principles regarding European Union law and the European union itself. At the end of this course, students should be able to understand and be able to explain the development of the European union, to delineate the major differences among Euroepan Union and European Communities, to explain the institutional law, the relation of the EU law to national laws, the substantial law (internal market regulation, four freedoms) and the recent devepolemment (the Lisbon Treaty).
Syllabus
  • 1. The history and the development of the European integration. Creation of the three Communities and European Union. Methods and forms of integration, principle of supranationality.
  • 2. Community and Union institutions. Institutional law. Basic treaties as an EC (EU) constitution.
  • 3. EC law - primary and secondary law. Sources, primacy and direct effect. ECJ as the creator of EC law.
  • 4. Basic principles of the common (internal) market. 4 basic freedoms.
  • 5. Recent delepoment of the European Union (the Lisbon Treaty)
  • Tutorials are scheduled in two 3-hour blocks according to the following topics: 1.Topics 1 – 3; 2.Topics 4 a 5. A more detailed timetable is included in the Distant-Study Manual.
Literature
  • Sehnálek, D.,Základy práva EU. Brno : Masarykova univerzita, 2007. 128 s.,4514/ESF-1107-17/99. ISBN 978-80-210-4311-4. In: https://is.muni.cz/auth/lide/?uco=13665
  • Sehnálek, D., Vybraná judikatura Evropského soudního dvora ke studiu práva Evropské unie. 1. vyd. Brno : Masarykova univerzita, 2007. 102 s. PrF č. 392. ISBN 978-80-210-4254-4. In: https://is.muni.cz/auth/lide/?uco=13665
  • Tichý, L. a kol., Evropské právo, 2. vyd., Beck, Praha, 2004, 920 s., ISBN 80-7179-113-X
Assessment methods
The course is realized in the distance study mode. It is finished by written exam. The Presumption of successful graduation of final exam is elaboration and delivery of written essay that will be corrected by tutor (POT) according to time schedule. Written examination lasts 40 minutes. (possible use of EC and EU Treaties) Parts: (1) test (20 questions) (2) model case Evaluation: maximum 20 points (10+10), successful completion if at least 12 points are achieved. Grades assigned to successful students according to ECTS standard (A, B, C, D, E)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Spring 2008.
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