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B005137 - EUROPEAN UNION LAW
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Academic Year 2021-22
Coorte 2020 - Second Cycle Degree in SCIENCES OF ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION AND SCIENCES OF PEDAGOGY
Course year
Second year - First Semester
Belonging Department
Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology (FORLILPSI)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
IUS/14 - EUROPEAN UNION LAW
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
36
Teaching Term
12/09/2021 ⇒ 13/12/2021
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
Origin and evolution of the European Communities and of the European Union - EU Institutions - EU Competences - The EU Treaties and the legislation - The Charter of fundamental Rights - Relationship with national legal orders - The single market (namely, free movement of persons) - The EU policies (with special regards to the education policy and European citizenship).
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
Students who do not attend the course: Gaja, Adinolfi, Introduzione al diritto dell'Unione Europea, Laterza, 2020, pp. 3-212.
Students attending the course: Adinolfi, Morviducci, Elementi di diritto dell'Unione europea, Giappichelli, 2020, the parts that will be indicated in class only. The lecture personal notes and the Materials will be made avaliable during the course through the Moodle Platform.
Specification on the study programme and some further readings will be provided through the Moodle Platform.
Students attending the course: Adinolfi, Morviducci, Elementi di diritto dell'Unione europea, Giappichelli, 2020, the parts that will be indicated in class only. The lecture personal notes and the Materials will be made avaliable during the course through the Moodle Platform.
Specification on the study programme and some further readings will be provided through the Moodle Platform.
Learning Objectives
Acquisition of basic knowledge relating to the institutional structure and functioning of the European Union, EU legislation and the relationship with national law. Knowledge of the main aspects of the single market, the European citizenship, as well as some Union policies, in particular education policy.
Ability to understand the functioning of European institutions and the features and methods of their action, acquiring the autonomy of judgment necessary for reading and understanding the information and news about the European Union provided by the media and in public debate. Knowledge of the main technical terms of the subject and acquisition of the ability to use them in the description of the essential characteristics and main competences of the Union. Acquisition of the ability to use the basic functions of the tools allowing to find online information on the activities of the Union (Europa.eu), as well as the documents and legislation in force (Eur-lex.eu).
Ability to understand the functioning of European institutions and the features and methods of their action, acquiring the autonomy of judgment necessary for reading and understanding the information and news about the European Union provided by the media and in public debate. Knowledge of the main technical terms of the subject and acquisition of the ability to use them in the description of the essential characteristics and main competences of the Union. Acquisition of the ability to use the basic functions of the tools allowing to find online information on the activities of the Union (Europa.eu), as well as the documents and legislation in force (Eur-lex.eu).
Prerequisites
none
Teaching Methods
Lectures with support of electronic means and of e-learning through the Moodle platform, direct examination in class of materials (legislation ad documents).
Further information
The students willing to attend the course are invited to register through the Moodle Platform.
Type of Assessment
The learning will be assessed through an oral examination (2-3 questions). The assessment will take into account not only the knowledge of the proposed topics, but also the oral expression capacity and the overall understanding of the phenomenon of European integration.
With regard to the students attending the course, the lessons will be conducted with an interactive method permitting a continuos assessment of the learning. A mid-term or final examination would be agreed with the attending students.
With regard to the students attending the course, the lessons will be conducted with an interactive method permitting a continuos assessment of the learning. A mid-term or final examination would be agreed with the attending students.
Course program
The origins and evolution of the European Union (from the EEC to the current Union). Enlargement to new States. The values of the Union: the principle of democracy and the protection of fundamental rights. EU competences and their exercise. The sources of EU law (Treaties and legislation). The Charter of Fundamental Rights. The relationship between EU rules and national rules. EU law in the Italian legal system and the consequences of the violation of the obligations imposed by the Treaties. Citizenship of the Union: the meaning and rights of the European citizen. Outline of some Union policies, in particular education policy.