EVS141 Crucial Judgments of the ECJ and Their Contribution to European Integration

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hubert Smekal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:40 U32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
A course The influence of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the process of European integration aims to acquaint students with the role of the ECJ in the process of European integration. Court activities can not be definitely underestimated, because the Court played (or at least helped to play) a key role in many areas of EU activities. For example, it has developed the principle of priority and the principle of direct effect of law and it belongs to the bases of European integration. During the seminars we will deal with the most important case-law of the ECJ in the areas of EC functioning. Students alone will analyze decisions of the ECJ "golden fund" and will seek to criticize them. At the end of the course students should be able to explain, how the ECJ contributed to deepening of the european integration, and should be also able to anticipate and give reasons for Court's position in any cases.
Syllabus
  • 1) Introduction to the EC/EU law with the accent on the importance and status of the European Court of Justice 2-3) Basic principles of EC law formulated by the ECJ (Costa, Van Gend en Loos, Simmenthal, Francovich...) 4) Preliminary rulings - a specific law Institute of the EC (Nordsee, Fotofrost, Wunsch III...) 5) Europeanisation, the relationship of the ECJ to the European Court of Human Rights, contentious cases (Solange I. Solange II.; Opinion 2/94; Charmasson, Chiquita) 6) External Relations + competence disputes between the EC institutions (Demirel, AETR, Uncle Sam, Internationalfruit, balance between the institutions - Parliament vs. Council, France vs. Commission) 7-8) Single market - free movement of goods (Dassonville, Casiss de Dijon, Davidoff, Keck) 9) Free movement of persons (Van Duyn, Lawrie-Blum) 10) Principles of competition (Vereeniging van Cementhandelaren, Pronuptia, Consten and Grundig, Magill) 11) Primary workers' rights + discrimination (Van Duyn, Defrenne II, Marshall, Bosman) 12) The issue of protection of human rights in the practice of the ECJ (Stauder, Nold, Hoechst, Vlaamse Beokwezen Connolly) Literature: 1) ŠLOSARČÍK, Ivo. 2005. Evropa soudců a Evropa politiků. Vliv ESD na vývoj evropské integrace. Mezinárodní vztahy, č. 1, s. 22-47. 2+3) TÝČ, Vladimír. 2001. Základy práva Evropské unie. 3. vydání. Praha: Linde. kapitoly k jednotlivým tématům 4) ŠLOSARČÍK, Ivo. Evropský soudní dvůr a předběžná otázka podle čl. 234 SES. www.europeum.org. 5) SMEKAL, Hubert. 2005. Europeanizace práva. In Dančák, Břetislav Fiala, Petr, - Hloušek, Vít. Evropeizace. Nové téma politologického výzkumu. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav a Masarykova univerzita, s. 344-364. 6-11) TÝČ, Vladimír. 2001. Základy práva Evropské unie. 3. vydání. Praha: Linde. kapitoly k jednotlivým tématům. 12) PIKNA, Bohumil. 2003. Vnitřní bezpečnost a pořádek v evropském právu. Praha: Linde. s. 103-119.
Literature
  • PÍTROVÁ, Lenka and Richard POMAHAČ. Průvodce judikaturou Evropského soudního dvora. Praha: Linde, 2001, 348 s. ISBN 8072012525. info
  • TÝČ, Vladimír. Základy práva Evropské unie pro ekonomy. 3. aktualiz. a dopl. Praha: Linde, 2001, 335 pp. Vysokoškolské právnické učebnice. ISBN 80-7201-296-7. info
  • PÍTROVÁ, Lenka and Richard POMAHAČ. Průvodce judikaturou Evropského soudního dvora. Praha: Linde, 2000, 359 s. ISBN 8072012045. info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods include: lectures, class discussions, precision of argumentation, use of audiovisual materials (documentary movies) followed by discussions. Students elaborate five papers in which they seek to criticise judgments of the ECJ and propose reactions to current events.
Assessment methods
The course is finished with the written exam. Requirements for finishing the course: 1. studying judgments for every seminar - checked by discussions 2. successful completion of the written test 3. 5 papers on specified problems - examines students' capability of argumentation, feedback: written comments by the lecturer. 4. oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
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Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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