This module is designed to provide students with an overview of the workings of the European Union, and the implications of Ireland’s membership thereof. The module is fundamentally concerned with the Institutions and Constitutional law of the European Union and with the substantive law of the Union (especially the free movement of goods and persons).
Introduction to European Law
Background to the establishment and development of the European Communities and of the European Union: the history and legal foundations of the E.U.The Treaties of the E.U.The Institutions (focusing on the Court of Justice and General Court)The sources and types of E.U. law
The relationship between European and National law
Supremacy as matter of European lawSupremacy in different member states, including IrelandDirect Effect: CriteriaDirect Effect of different types of lawHorizontal and Vertical Direct Effect; Indirect Effect
Enforcement of European Law at national level
Preliminary ReferencesRemedies for violation of European LawEnforcement ActionsImplementation of European law at national levelThe Relationship between the Irish Constitution and European Union Law
Fundamental Rights
General principles of lawCharter of Fundamental Rightsstatus of ECH
Judicial Review of European Law
Reviewable ActsStanding and Privileged ApplicantsGrounds for and effects of annulment
Free Movement of Goods
Customs Duties and Internal Taxation and Measures having Equivalent EffectQuantitative Restrictions and Measures having Equivalent EffectLimitations and Derogations
Free Movement of Persons
Free Movement of EU CitizensFree Movement of WorkersLimitations and Derogations
In person lectures supported by small group tutorials
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Formal Examination | 70 |
| Other Assessment(s) | 30 |