Cognitive Skills:
After successfully mastering the course, the students will:
- understand the delimitation of powers between EU and Member States
- understand EU internal market foundations
- understand EU citizenship developments
- be able to discuss critically about case-law of the EU Court of Justice
Practical and Generic Skills:
Critical thinking and problem solving; problem identification and anticipation of future development of EU law.
Recognition of historical, social and political dynamics that influenced the Court's jurisprudence and doctrines and development of EU law.
Analysis and presentation of reasoned legal opinions in the EU law area.
Articulate and present ideas in the appropirate and coherent manner, orally and in written form.
Reading and understanding of the complex legal materials (judgments and opinions).
Analysis, assessment and presention of interpretations of and conflicting arguments appearing in the Court's judgments.
Application of the communication skills in different contexts.
Practical skills:
- determine legal issues and conduct a research using different means of research, including libraries and the Internet;
- planning a research, including prioritising;
- planning and conducting an independent student research project.
Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:
By successful mastering of the course, the students will understand the institutional framework of the EU, especially the organization of EU judiciary, EU internal market foundations, EU citizenship essentials, and development of EU law and contemporary legal and political challenges.