Module Descriptors
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAW
LAWS50612
Key Facts
Faculty of Business, Education and Law
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Dewi Williams
Email: D.Williams@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 27
Independent Study Hours: 123
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Resources
The EC Study Guide and associated materials.
Appropriate texts, legislation, cases and journals.
Computing facilities (necessary to access materials on the web and specialist online databases.)
Appropriate texts, legislation, cases and journals.
Computing facilities (necessary to access materials on the web and specialist online databases.)
Module Texts
John Fairhurst Law of the European Union 6th Edition. Longman Pearson 2007
Module Learning Strategies
Whole group sessions
These will mainly be used to introduce broad concepts but will also involve case studies and group exercises where appropriate.
2 hours per week for 11 weeks = 22 hours.
Small group sessions
These will be used to explore particular aspects of EC law in more detail. They will consolidate and build on the knowledge acquired in the whole group session and will develop the analytical and problem-solving skills on which the students will be assessed.
5 one-hour sessions per teaching block = 5 hours.
Independent study
Students will be expected to spend a considerable amount of time on independent study. The main resources to assist them with this are the Study Guide and the EC Homepage. The Study Guide will provide a directed programme of learning guidance. For each small group session, it will include preparation tasks and follow-up tasks as well as reflective assessment forms to help students to assess their progress by identifying strengths and weaknesses. As well as containing an electronic version of the Study Guide, the EC Homepage will provide students with consolidation sheets after each tutorial and will make available copies of lecture handouts once the lectures have taken place.
123 hours.
Development of skills
During the teaching block, students' preparation for and participation in the small group sessions will develop the skills of analysis, in particular close reading of legislative provisions in addition to problem-solving. Such preparation and participation will develop problem-solving skills by encouraging students to apply their knowledge of the law to give an accurate statement of the legal position in hypothetical situations. The preparation tasks for many of the small group sessions are designed to develop students' IT research skills by requiring them to locate specific documents and bring them with them to the session.
These will mainly be used to introduce broad concepts but will also involve case studies and group exercises where appropriate.
2 hours per week for 11 weeks = 22 hours.
Small group sessions
These will be used to explore particular aspects of EC law in more detail. They will consolidate and build on the knowledge acquired in the whole group session and will develop the analytical and problem-solving skills on which the students will be assessed.
5 one-hour sessions per teaching block = 5 hours.
Independent study
Students will be expected to spend a considerable amount of time on independent study. The main resources to assist them with this are the Study Guide and the EC Homepage. The Study Guide will provide a directed programme of learning guidance. For each small group session, it will include preparation tasks and follow-up tasks as well as reflective assessment forms to help students to assess their progress by identifying strengths and weaknesses. As well as containing an electronic version of the Study Guide, the EC Homepage will provide students with consolidation sheets after each tutorial and will make available copies of lecture handouts once the lectures have taken place.
123 hours.
Development of skills
During the teaching block, students' preparation for and participation in the small group sessions will develop the skills of analysis, in particular close reading of legislative provisions in addition to problem-solving. Such preparation and participation will develop problem-solving skills by encouraging students to apply their knowledge of the law to give an accurate statement of the legal position in hypothetical situations. The preparation tasks for many of the small group sessions are designed to develop students' IT research skills by requiring them to locate specific documents and bring them with them to the session.
Module Indicative Content
The aim of this module is to provide students with an understanding of the institutional framework of the European Community within the European Union and to enable them to develop problem-solving skills in relation to some of the main substantive areas of European Community Law. In particular, the course will focus on the following areas:
the relationship between Community Law and national law,
the lawmaking process within the Community,
the role of the European Court of Justice,
free movement of goods,
citizens' rights
the relationship between Community Law and national law,
the lawmaking process within the Community,
the role of the European Court of Justice,
free movement of goods,
citizens' rights
Module Additional Assessment Details
A two hour examination at the end of the teaching block weighted at 100% which will assess all Learning Outcomes.