KPEPEI European Law for Economists I

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2010

The course is not taught in Spring 2010

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.
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
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 the European 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 development (the Lisbon Treaty).
Syllabus
  • 1. The history and 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 development 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
Assessment methods
The course is carried out through distance learning. It finishes with a written exam. Students are allowed to take the final exam after the seminar work has been completed, handed over and marked by a tutor (POT) within a set time schedule.

The 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. Marks assigned to successful students according to ECTS standard (A, B, C, D, E).
In the case of a misconduct (e.g. use of forbidden study aids, copying, leaking test instructions to other students), the teacher may interrupt the exam and enter a mark (F, or FF, or FFF) into the IS according to the gravity of misconduct.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 6 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2009.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2010, recent)
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