European Public law

6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4017553FNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester

1st semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

English

Faculty

Faculty of Law and Criminology

Department

Publiek recht

Educational team

Steven Verbeyst (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Lecture

Course Content

Membership of the European Union has major consequences for public law at Member State level. Conversely the European Union legal order is itself inspired by concepts and principles that emanate from the various national legal orders. In this course these interactions are studied. After introducing a number of key concepts (such a central vs. shared administration and direct vs. indirect administration), the course looks at topical issues and developments. Substantial attention is paid to the technocratic nature of the EU and the specific challenges that this poses for administrative organization and judicial review. The course thus combines insights from EU constitutional law, EU administrative law and national (comparative) administrative law.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Selected cases and materials, Canvas

Additional info

Important information: this course builds on and thus requires a thorough knowledge of administrative, constitutional and European law principles.

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

The student is able to name the main institutions, officials, concepts, procedures, rules and principles of EU administrative law and explain their interrelationship in a specific case.
The student has insight in and can demonstrate the relationship (interdependency) between EU and domestic (Member State) administrative law.
The student can report on and critically assess developments in EU administrative law, especially recent case law of the CJEU.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Oral Exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Oral examination with written preparation.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context