Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2012-2013 (archived)
Module LAW1061: EU CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Department: Law
LAW1061: EU CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
| Type | Tied | Level | 1 | Credits | 20 | Availability | Available in 2012/13 | Module Cap | None. | Location | Durham |
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| Tied to | M101 |
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| Tied to | M155 |
| Tied to | L3M1 |
Prerequisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None
Aims
- To provide a general understanding of basic institutions, concepts and principles relating to the European Union.
Content
- European Integration: the historical, political and economic foundations of the European Union, institutions of the EC and the EC legislative process, the legal structure of the EC, the legal relationship of the EC with member states, judicial protection of 'Community rights' in both Community and national courts.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- Students should be able to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of basic principles of the law of European Union.
Subject-specific Skills:
- Students should be able to apply the law of the European Union and analyse and understand its development.
Key Skills:
- Students should be able to demonstrate basic analytical and writing skills, including the ability to work independently and for the student to take responsibility for his/her own learning.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Lectures are used primarily to impart knowledge - and also to suggest approaches to evaluation and critical analysis;
- Tutorials will be used to develop and enhance students capacity for legal-problem solving in a particular factual situation, evaluative critical analysis and their appreciation of laws' linkage with broader fields of enquiry.
- Assignments (formative) are used both to develop problem-solving skills, the ability to engage in sustained evaluation of proposed schemes of reforms, and the ability to evaluate the law in a critical and contextual way.
- Summative assessment comprises one unseen examination of two hours fifteen minutes, and an essay of 1500 words.
- The examination tests the ability to focus on relevant legal issues and organise knowledge and argument appropriate to questions raised. The examination questions will provide the means for students to demonstrate the acquisition of subject knowledge and the development of their problem-solving skills.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
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| Lectures | 20 | weekly | 1 hour | 20 | |
| Seminars | 4 | Normally two in each of Michaelmas and Epiphany | 1 hour | 4 | ■ |
| Staff office hours | 28 | Normally weekly during Michaelmas, Epiphany and Easter Terms | 1 hour | 28 | |
| Preparation and Reading | 148 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Summative Essay | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
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| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Summative Essay | 1500 words | 50% | |
| Component: Examination | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Written examination - including 15 minutes of reading but not writing-in-the-answer-book time | 2hrs 15mins | 50% | |
Formative Assessment:
One essay of 1,500 words, to be set in Michaelmas.
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University