Module LAW3157B for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3157B: European Union Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Aims
EU law remains important despite Brexit. Firstly, the EU has been a source of inspiration for a considerable amount of law that is now retained and applied in England and Wales. Secondly, the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement strongly indicates that the EU will remain a significant UK trading partner for the foreseeable future. The purpose of this module is therefore to provide you with a foundational understanding of EU law, which will help elucidate aspects of English and Welsh law, and which will equip you with the knowledge and perspective needed for an outward-looking and globalised practice.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. identify, explain and critically evaluate key issues in EU law and to apply relevant rules and theories; 2. compare, analyse and synthesise the principal rules and theories relating to EU law. |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. demonstrate detailed knowledge of legal concepts and their contextual, social, and political implications; 4. select, integrate and present coherently and reflectively relevant law and legal or theoretical arguments. |
Personal and Key Skills | 5. manage relevant learning resources, information and learning strategies to develop own arguments and opinions with minimum guidance; 6. work independently and manage time efficiently in preparing for scheduled learning activities and assessments. |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
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- Introducing the European Union: history and evolution.
- EU institutions: The Commission, Council of the EU, European Council, European Parliament, the Court of Justice of the European Union.
- Sources of EU law: transfer, competence and law making.
- The EU legal system: the treaties, primary and secondary legislation, general principles.
- Doctrine of supremacy; reception of EU law by Member States.
- Direct and indirect effect; State liability.
- Preliminary Rulings; actions against Member States.
- Free movement of goods – tariffs and fiscal barriers.
- Free movement of goods – non-fiscal barriers.
- Free movement of workers.
- EU citizenship.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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27.5 | 122.5 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled learning & teaching activities | 27.5 | 11 x 2.5 hour seminars |
Guided independent study | 75.5 | Individual reading and seminar preparation |
Guided independent study | 47 | Assessment preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Essay | 1,000 words | 1-6 | Individual Wwritten feedback (with oral feedback upon request) |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Essay | 100 | 2,000 words | 1-6 | Individual Wwritten feedback (with oral feedback upon request) |
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Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Essay | Essay (2,000 words) | 1-6 | August reassessment period |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
It is planned to make a custom textbook available for purchase. Other texts include:
P. Craig and G. de Burca, EU Law: Text, Cases and Materials (most recent edition)
D. Chalmers, European Union Law (most recent edition)
C. Barnard, European Union Law (most recent edition)