EU Law, 15 credits

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student shall be able to:

• explain correctly the development of European Union (EU) law, its doctrine of legal sources, its institutional structure, the court system and the judicial order in the EU as well as their function in relation to the Member States’ national legal orders, the foundations of the internal market including the free movements and competition law, and the relationship between EU law and national law,
• correctly identify and clarify legal issues related to EU law in specific situations by formulating the legal issues within the problem scenarios,
• identify and correctly apply relevant EU law sources within certain areas in accordance with its doctrine of legal sources,
• explain and analyze the case-law of the EU courts and its importance in relation to EU law and the EU legal method,
• independently and correctly apply EU law and the EU legal method to write and present oral and written EU law arguments.

Content

The course provides in-depth knowledge and understanding of the European Union (EU)’s constitutional and institutional structure in the EU, the European integration process in the EU, fundamental constitutional principles and the internal market. Issues especially examined are the legal and institutional structure of the EU, the legislative process in the EU, the courts system and the judicial order in the EU and their function in relation to the Member States’ national legal orders, principles which govern the relationship between EU law and the national law of the EU’s Member States, the internal market including the free movement of goods, services and persons, competition law, as well as other selected areas such as the protection of fundamental rights in the EU and its relation to EU law. Moreover, the interaction between digitalization and EU Law is examined in the course.

Examinations and grades

EU Law, 8 credits (Code: A010)
Grades used are Fail (F), Sufficient (E), Satisfactory (D), Good (C), Very Good (B) or Excellent (A).

Legal Analysis, 2 credits (Code: A011)
Grades used are Fail (F), Sufficient (E), Satisfactory (D), Good (C), Very Good (B) or Excellent (A).

Oral and Written Communication, 3 credits (Code: A012)
Grades used are Fail (U) or Pass (G).

Moot Court Competition, 2 credits (Code: A009)
Grades used are Fail (U) or Pass (G).

According to the Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 6, Section 18, a grade is to be awarded on the completion of a course, unless otherwise prescribed by the university. The university may determine which grading system is to be used. The grade must be determined by a teacher specifically nominated by the university (the examiner).

In accordance with university regulations on grading systems for first and second-cycle courses and study programmes (Vice-Chancellor’s decision ORU 2018/00929), one of the following grades is to be used: fail (U), pass (G) or pass with distinction (VG). For courses included in an international master’s programme (60 or 120 credits) or offered to the university’s incoming exchange students, the A to F grading scale is to be used. The vice-chancellor, or a person appointed by them, may decide on exceptions from this provision for a specific course, if there are special grounds for doing so.

The grades used on this course are Fail (F), Sufficient (E), Satisfactory (D), Good (C), Very Good (B) or Excellent (A).

Comments on grades

In order to obtain a final course grade on the entire course, the minimum grade required is Sufficient (E) on EU Law (A010) and on Legal Analysis (A011), and Pass (G) on Moot Court Competition (A009) and Oral and Written Communication (A012).

The final course grade on the entire course will be an average of the grades on Examination EU Law (A010) and Legal Analysis (A011).

The grades of the examination forms given according to the grade scale U - G is not included in the weighting of the final course grade.

Modes of assessment

EU Law, 8 credits (Code: A010)
Written examination.

Legal Analysis, 2 credits (Code: A011)
Paper for submission and oral examinations.
If a student does not achieve an approved grade on the written paper, but with a limited effort is deemed to be able to reach it, the student may complete the written paper in accordance with the examiner’s instructions. The supplement shall be completed within five working days from the time the student is assigned the instructions.

Oral and Written Communication, 3 credits (Code: A012)
Continuous examination.
If a student does not achieve an approved grade, but with a limited effort is deemed to be able to reach it, the student may make completion in accordance with the examiner’s instructions. The supplement shall be completed within five working days from the time the student is assigned the instructions.

Moot Court Competition, 2 credits (Code: A009)
Written submissions and oral examinations.

For students with a documented disability, the university may approve applications for adapted or other modes of assessment.

For further information, see the university's local examination regulations.

Specific entry requirements

Basic Course in Law, 30 ECTS credits (for exchanges students).

21 ECTS credits from Introduction to Legal Thinking and 7.5 ECTS credits from Administrative Law, 15 ECTS credits (for programme students only).

For further information, see the university's admission regulations.

Other provisions

The course is taught in English.

Note that due to the nature of the examination Moot Court Competition (A009), if a student does not attend or fails, the student is referred to the next time the course is given.

Students who have been admitted to and registered on a course have the right to receive tuition and/or supervision for the duration of the time period specified for the particular course to which they were accepted (see, the university's admission regulations (in Swedish)). After that, the right to receive tuition and/or supervision expires.

Reading list and other learning resources

Required reading

Schütze, Robert
European Union Law
Oxford University Press, app. 933 pages

Additions and Comments on the Reading List

Always the latest edition of the books on the reading list is used.

Additional materials of approximately 300 pages, such as articles and case-law, are also part of the required reading.

Some of the literature may be available online and as E-book.