DOPEUV_NPP EU Law Enforcement, EU Judicial System

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. David Sehnálek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. David Sehnálek, Ph.D.
Contact Person: Jana Dopitová
Prerequisites
none
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to gain a deeper understanding of the enforcement mechanisms of the supranational law of the European Union and the role of its judiciary.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the PhD student will:
- better understand how to enforce supranational law and policies of the European Union,
- be able to explain the particularities of the European Union's supranational justice system,
- take account of the findings in the preparation of the dissertation.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus:
  • (1) instruments of enforcement of national law,
  • (2) the peculiarities of international law enforcement,
  • (3) the decentralisation of the European Union,
  • (4) the supervision of the European Union,
  • (5) financial instruments,
  • (6) enforcement of European Union law "from above",
  • (7) the role of Member States, their parliaments, authorities and courts,
  • (8) EU administration and justice,
  • (9) the specific features of the preliminary ruling procedure,
  • (10) EU constitutional and administrative justice,
  • (11) EU internal civil and labour justice,
  • (12) political and legal instruments (Article 7 TEU).
Literature
  • The European court of justice. Edited by G. De Búrca - Joseph Weiler. 1st ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, xxvi, 233. ISBN 0199246017. info
  • The European court of justice. Edited by Gráinne de Búrca - Joseph H. H. Weiler. 1. ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, xxvi, 233. ISBN 0-19-924602-5. info
  • WEILER, J. H. H. The constitution of Europe : "Do the new clothes have an emperor?" and other essays on european integration. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999, xvi, 364 s. ISBN 0-521-58473-6. info
Teaching methods
consultations
Assessment methods
Evaluation of the elaborated analysis of the subtopics selected in relation to the topic of the dissertation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5 setkání po 2 hodinách.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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