The EC Study Guide, study plans and associated materials.
Appropriate texts, legislation, cases and journals.
Computing facilities (necessary to access materials on the web and specialist online databases).

The aim of this module is to provide students with a critical 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
- free movement of persons
- Community competition law

Arnull, A. et al. Wyatt and Dashwood. (2000) European Union Law, 4th ed. Sweet & Maxwell, London Craig, P. and De Burca, G. (2003) EU Law, Text Cases and Materials, 3rd ed. OUP, Oxford
Fairhurst, J. (2005) Law of the European Union, 5th ed. Longman, London
Steiner, J. and Woods, L. (2003) Textbook on EC Law 8th ed. OUP, Oxford
Tillotson, J. and Foster, N. (2003) Text, Cases and Materials on European Union Law, 4th ed. Cavendish, London
Weatherill, S. and Beaumont, P. (2004) EU Law, 4th ed. Penguin, London

Or later editions, if available

An EXAM length 3 HOURS weighted at 100%.
Details:-
Teaching Block 2:
1 x 3 hour examination - 100%, assessing Learning Outcomes 1-5

The CPE teaching programme is designed to take into account the fact that CPE students are graduate learners.

Whole Group Sessions
Lectures are designed to disseminate information and to provide an overview of the topics in order to direct the student's own study and highlight any areas of difficulty. 2 hours per week, 22 weeks = 44 hours.

Small Group Sessions
Small group sessions include both problems and essay style questions. Tutorial work sheets are printed in the Study Guide and distributed at the beginning of the academic year. 1 hour alternate weeks = 10 hours.

Development of skills
In the first teaching block, students' preparation for and participation in the small group sessions will develop the skills of critical analysis and commentary upon research and current developments. In the second semester, 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 module will also aim to develop students' research skills by requiring them to locate specific documents and students are given a general IT research exercise to help them to develop the skills necessary to seek out further information for themselves.

Independent study
Students will be expected to spend a considerable amount of time on independent study. Six study plans will be provided, which will provide guided programmes of study for six of the face-to-face sessions. Each study plan will include preparation tasks and follow-up tasks for each of these sessions as well as reflective assessment forms to help students to assess their progress by identifying strengths and weaknesses. (146 hours).

TOTAL LEARNING TIME = 200 hours