European Union Law basic

The aim of the course is to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the main content of Food Law in the European Union. Firstly, the course will deal with the structure of the European Food Law and then it will address specific topics.
Learning outcomes:
On completion of this course, students should be able to: comprehend basic concepts and rules of European food Law; understand specific rules and their application concerning the most relevant topics; identify the legal issues raised by a problem question and apply their knowledge of the main principles and rules of European food law; critically read case law and other materials.

- Principles and rules of European food law
- The Food Safety Authority
- The rapid alarm System
- Consumer information in relation to food (labels, Names and trademarks; food supplements, health food and health and nutritional claims)
- Food Business operators responsibilities and liability
- Gmo food, novel food, patent and vegetable inventions
- Food quality (PDO, PGI and STG, organic food, traditional food)

• 1.  (A) Costato Luigi; Albisinni Ferdinando (editors) European and Global Food Law Cedam, Padova, 2016

--- Non-attending students have to study: Costato, Albisinni, "European and Global Food Law", chapters no. 1, 2, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26.

--- Attending students have to study the educational materials distributed in class and/or uploaded on the webpage related to this course

• Classes will be a combination of lecturing, analysis and discussion of case studies and documents; seminars; group work and individual research carried out by students; documentary viewing and discussion. Flipped classrooms teaching methodology will be used.

• Attending students will be assessed on the basis of their engagement and participation in the course's activities. At the final exam, they will discuss orally a short research on a topic to be agreed with the teacher.
  Non attending students will have an oral exam consisting in three questions on three topics of the program.
  
  The purpose will be to assess the level of knowledge and comprehension of the legal issues related to the topics of the course; the level of analysis and critical capacity and the use of appropriate legal terminology.

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