Introduction to Community Law II

Presentation

Introduction to Community Law II aims to develop the training of students in European Union law with a view of their consistent training in the application of EU law, EU jurisdictional system and existing jurisdictional procedures, as well as in the fields of the European citizenship and fundamental rights recognized in the The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

Programme

Law

Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS

| Semestral | 6

Year | Type of course unit | Language

1 |Mandatory |Português

Code

ULP288-7142

Recommended complementary curricular units

Introduction to Community Law I 

Professional Internship

Não

Syllabus

1. The EU as a Union of Law

2. Judicial structure of the European Union

3. The Court of Justice

4. The General Court

5. Specialized courts

6. General principles with procedural implications: the principle of effective judicial protection and the right to a fair and reasonable trial

7. Principles and general structure of the EU Courts procedural framework

8. The preliminary ruling process

9. The Action for Annulment

10. The Action for Failure to Act

11. The Exception of Illegality

12. Actions for failure to fulfil obligations

13. The action for damages for non-contractual liability of the European Union decision-maker

14. Precautionary measures

15. Autonomy and integration in the protection of fundamental rights in the European framework

16. The plurality of sources of fundamental rights and their incorporating function - the construction of the CJEU

17. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

18. European Citizenship

Objectives

It is intended that this course provides the basis for understanding European Litigation and fundamental rights recognized under European law, with students becoming aware of their general and fundamental principles.

Teaching methodologies and assessment

Lectures of materials and syllabus and its densification through the case study method.

Continuous valuation: 2 written tests of 1h30m hours (50% and 50%).

References

DUARTE, Maria Luísa (2017), Direito do Contencioso da União Europeia, AAFDL

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