Basic knowledge of Fundamental Rights.

The student will acquire knowledge of the fundamentals and main evolutionary stages of the EU legal system. The student should be able to conduct, with a high degree of autonomy, research on the sources of EU law, including the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU. The student should also be able to understand and evaluate the legal, but also political and economic, implications of choices made at all levels of the EU legal system, with particular reference to current developments. The student should develop the ability to communicate basic and advanced notions as well as problematic issues related to EU law.

The student will gain knowledge of the fundamentals and the main evolutionary stages of the EU legal system. The student should be able to conduct, with a high degree of autonomy, research on the sources of EU law, including the caselaw of the Court of Justice of the EU. The student should also be able to understand and evaluate the legal, but also political and economic implications of choices made at all levels of the EU legal system, with particular reference to current developments. At the end of the course, the student should develop the ability to communicate basic and advanced knowledge as well as problematic issues related to EU law.

N. Foster, On EU Law, Oxford University Press, 8th ed., Oxford, 2021, Chapters from I to IX (included) - A

Students should take care to refer to the relevant legal sources, with particular reference to the EU regulations cited in the lectures or in the textbook. To this end, they may refer to the regulatory texts that will be posted on the teaching webpage.

• The course will be delivered in classes with a strong focus on cases decided by the Court of Justice of the EU and sometimes by national courts. Students will be invited to take part in discussion on issues treated in class and to give presentations on judgements of the Court of justice of the EU or other official documents of the EU Institutions. Use of multimedia: ppt presentations, audio-visual sources from official websites and the Internet.

• The examination will take place orally and comprises two to four questions. To pass the examination, the student must demonstrate that he/she has read and analysed the legislative text (possibly clarifying it with examples); express himself/herself with language properties; and demonstrate logical-deductive skills. Normally, the ability to apply the knowledge acquired constitutes an increase in the final assessment.

  In this context, the assessment will normally be composed as follows.

  a) knowledge and ability to understand texts: 30% of the overall assessment;

  b) ability to make connections: 30% of the overall assessment total;

  c) autonomy of judgement and critical thinking: 30% of the overall assessment total;

  d) ability to apply the knowledge acquired: 10% of the overall assessment total.

  Students are advised that the values indicated are a useful guideline for the teacher in calculating the final grade, but they are indicative and not binding.

Course delivered entirely in English

English