European Union Law I(HUK471)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUK471 | European Union Law I | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | French |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Ali Cenk KESKİN cenkkeskin@gmail.com (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | Understanding the functioning of the EU after the Lisbon Treaty |
| Content |
Week 1.Introduction to the history of the EU Week 2. Introduction to the history of the EU Week 3.The institutions after Lisbon: Parliament, European Council, Council of Ministers, Commission and the European Court of Justice Week 4. The institutions after Lisbon: Parliament, European Council, Council of Ministers, Commission and the European Court of Justice Week 5. The institutions after Lisbon: Parliament, European Council, Council of Ministers, Commission and the European Court of Justice Week 6. The Lisbon innovations: The President of the European Council and the High Representative of the EU for external affairs Week 7. Decision Making in the EU Week 8. Decision Making in the EU Week 9. The sources of the EU Law: regulations, directives, decisions Week 10. The sources of the EU Law: regulations, directives, decisions Week 11. The sources of the EU Law: regulations, directives, decisions Week 12.The role of the European Court of Justice: Litigation at the EU Week 13. The role of the European Court of Justice: Litigation at the EU Week 14. The role of the European Court of Justice: Litigation at the EU |
| Course Learning Outcomes | An analytical and critical comprehension of the roles of the European institutions as they are redefined and enhanced by the Lisbon Treaty |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Lecture (in french) |
| References |
1) Louis CARTOU, "Union Européan" Dalloz, 2016 Paris. 2) Denys SİMON "System Juridique Communautaire" 2001 3) Jack RİDEAU "Révue des Affaires Européans". 4) Guy İSAAC "Droit Communautaire Général". 5) Damian Chalmers, Gareth Davies - Giorgio Monti "European Union Law" 6) Trevor Hartley "Foundations of European Union Law" 7) Elspeth Deards Sylvia Hargreaves; "European Union Law Textbook Revised & Updated ed. Edition" 2016 8) Jean Paul Jacqué "Droit Institutionnel de l’UE", 2018 9) Catherine Barnard "The Substantive Law of the EU" 10 )Trevor C. Hartley "European Union Law in a Global Context: Text, Cases and Materials " 11) Castarède, Jean, “50 ans de construction européenne (1957-2007)”, Levallois-Perret, 2007. 12) Clergerie, Jean-Louis, “Politiques communes de l'Union européenne”, Paris ellipses, 2006. 13) Clergerie, Jean-Louis, Gruber Annie, Rambaud Patrick, “L’Union européenne”, Paris Dalloz, 2008. 14) Dedeoğlu, Beril, “Dünden bugüne Avrupa Birliği”, Boyut Kitapları, 2003. 15) Dedeoğlu, Beril, “Adım adım Avrupa Birliği”, Okumuş Adam yayınları, 2006. 16) Echkenazi, José, “Guide de l'Union européenne”, Paris, Nathan,2007. 17) Defarges, Philippe Moreau , “La constitution européenne en question”, Paris : Editions d'Organisation, 2004. 18) Defarges, Philippe Moreau , “Les institutions européennes”, Colin, 2005. 19) Desmond, Dinan, “Europe Recast” A History of European Union, Pallgrave Mc Millan, 2004. 20) Grandguillot, Dominique, “L’Union européenne après le Traité de Lisbonne”, Paris Gualino 2008. 21) Dony, Marianne, “Après la réforme de Lisbonne les nouveaux traite´s europe´ens”, Universite´ de Bruxelles, 2008. 22) Mathieu, Jean-Luc, “L’Union européenne”, Paris PUF, 2006. 23) Cenk Keskin, Avrupa Birliği Temel Kurum ve Değerleri, Oniki Levha, 2019 |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the history of the EU - After the II WW |
| 2 | Introduction to the history of the EU - Main actors of the European integration |
| 3 | Political institutions after Lisbon: Parliament, European Council, Council of Ministers, Commission |
| 4 | Technical institutions of the EU |
| 5 | Judicial institutions after Lisbon: European Court of Justice |
| 6 | Institutional procedures |
| 7 | Nature of the powers conferred on the European Union |
| 8 | Principles governing the distribution of powers between the States and the European Union |
| 9 | Relationship between EU Legal Order and Member State Legal Orders |
| 10 | Relationship between EU Legal Order and International Law |
| 11 | Protection of Human rights within EU |
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Practice Topics
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Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 40 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 40 | 0 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Recognizing fundamental legal concepts, defining, interpreting and using them. | X | ||||
| 2 | Recognizing fundamental disciplines of law and their content, including legislation, case-law and the doctrine in the relevant discipline. | X | ||||
| 3 | Recognizing positive norms in the legislation and being able to define and explain the principals of methodology. | X | ||||
| 4 | Being able to determine, identify and restate legal problems. | X | ||||
| 5 | Being able to use legal interpretation principals in an efficient manner in order to analyse and resolve a legal problem and in order to develop a strategy. | X | ||||
| 6 | Being able to conduct academic researches on legal problems and to propose solutions. | X | ||||
| 7 | Assuming responsibility individually or collectively for resolving complicated legal problems. | X | ||||
| 8 | Being able to criticise positive norms of the law system. | X | ||||
| 9 | Being able to explain technical legal knowledge in Turkish, French and English verbally or in writing, being able to report personal opinion concerning a legal problem verbally or in writing in a persuasive manner. | X | ||||
| 10 | Being able to follow up the local and international legal literature, to update technical legal knowledge permanently, to use information technology in an efficient manner in order to achieve these goals. | X | ||||
| 11 | Being able to conduct comparative academic researches between different law systems. | X | ||||
| 12 | Respecting human rights and universal principals and notions of law. | X | ||||
| 13 | Respecting the ethical standarts, good faith, fairness and equity principals. | X | ||||
| 14 | Being sensitive to social problems, democracy, laicism and rule of law principal. | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Workload | 92 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 3,68 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 4 | ||