MVV0968K Constitutional Aspect of EU Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mag. Jurgen Busch, LL.M., D. E. A. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Vladimír Týč, CSc.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Brzobohatá
Timetable
Wed 11. 3. 13:30–15:00 316, 15:05–16:35 316, Wed 8. 4. 13:30–15:00 316, 15:05–16:35 316, Wed 6. 5. 13:30–15:00 316, 15:05–16:35 316
Prerequisites
good knowledge of English
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 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
Main objective of the course: Students should understand the context and interrelation between national constitutional law and International and European law, which is often applied by national institutions. They should get a knowledge of contradicting theories looking at the constitutional process at European level.
Syllabus
  • The Many Faces of Europe and the role of the EU for its definition (“natural”, political and scientific definitions of Europe: geography, culture (religion), history, economy, law). Constitutional Theories of the EU (legislation, decisions, writings like Weiler, Habermas, Allott). The EU as a legal community (the finality debate; demos and democracy beyond the state and within the EU; The EU as a state or international organisation: federal state, super-state, supranational organization; European citizenship)
Literature
  • Barents, R., The autonomy of community law, The Hague, 2004, ISBN 9041122516
Assessment methods
written essay
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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