EU law and institutions 2104-M-D2PIUE-DW
In detail, the classes cover the following groups of issues.
Preliminary issues
1. The legal structure of the European Union.
2. Intergovernmentalism and supranationalism in the European Union.
3. Legal subjectivity of the European Union.
4. Membership in the European Union.
5. Fundamental rights in the European Union (art. 6 TEU, Charter of Fundamental Rights).
6. Rights deriving from citizenship of the European Union (Articles 18-25 TFEU).
7. Exclusive, shared and other competences of the European Union (Articles 2-6 TFEU).
Sources of law
8. Primary written law.
9. Primary unwritten law.
10. Internal secondary law.
11. External secondary law
12. Features of the regulation (addressee, validity, degrees of legislation).
13. Features of the directive (addressee, validity, degree of legislation).
14. Features of the decision (addressee, validity, degrees of legislation).
15. Features of recommendation and opinion (addressee, validity, degrees of legislation).
16. Publication and notification of secondary legislation (Art. 297 TFEU).
17. Hierarchy of secondary legislation (Articles 289-291 TFEU).
Institutional system
18. Institutional system of the EU - classification problems.
19. Genesis of the European Council.
20. Structure of the European Council.
21. Methods of making decisions in the European Council.
22. Functions of the European Council.
23. The genesis of the Council of the European Union.
24. The structure of the Council of the European Union.
25. Methods of making decisions in the Council of the European Union.
26. Qualified majority in the Council of the European Union.
27. Functions of the Council of the European Union.
28. Genesis of the European Parliament.
29. Elections to the European Parliament.
30. Organizational structure of the European Parliament.
31. Political structure of the European Parliament.
32. Ways of making decisions in the European Parliament.
33. Functions of the European Parliament.
34. The genesis of the European Commission.
35. Structure of the European Commission.
36. Appointment of the European Commission.
37. Decision making methods in the European Commission.
38. Functions of the European Commission.
39. The genesis of the Court of Justice of the EU.
40. The structure of the Court of Justice of the EU.
41. Appointment of members of the Court of Justice of the EU at all levels.
42. The role of judges and advocates general.
43. Genesis of the European Central Bank.
44. Structure of the European Central Bank.
45. Appointment of the members of the bodies of the European Central Bank.
46. Functions of the European Central Bank.
47. The genesis of the Court of Auditors.
48. Structure of the Court of Auditors.
49. Appointment of the members of the Court of Auditors.
50. Functions of the Court of Auditors.
51. Genesis of the Economic and Social Committee.
52. Structure of the Economic and Social Committee.
53. Appointment of members of the Economic and Social Committee.
54. Functions of the Economic and Social Committee.
55. Genesis of the Committee of the Regions.
56. Structure of the Committee of the Regions.
57. Appointment of members of the Committee of the Regions.
58. Functions of the Committee of the Regions.
Basic decision procedures
59. Accession to the European Union (Art. 49 TEU).
60. Withdrawal from the European Union (Art. 50 TEU).
61. Suspension of a Member State with certain rights (Article 7 TEU).
62. The principle of subsidiarity.
63. The principle of conferral.
64. The principle of proportionality.
65. Procedures for amending the treaties (Article 48 TEU).
66. Ordinary legislative procedure (Article 294 TFEU).
67. Special legislative procedure.
68. Procedure for concluding international agreements (Article 218 TFEU).
69. Procedural separation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy.
70. The procedure provided for in Art. 352 TFEU.
Protection of the law
71. The stages of the procedure before the Court of Justice of the European Union.
72. Possibility to appeal against judgments of the Court of Justice.
73. Possibility of appeal against decisions of the General Court and specialized courts.
74. Legitimacy in proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union.
75. Complaint for breach of the treaty (Articles 258-259 TFEU)
76. Action for annulment (Article 263 TFEU).
77. Action for failure to act (Article 265 TFEU).
78. Action for damages (Article 268 TFEU).
79. Preliminary ruling (Article 267 TFEU).
The law of the European Union and the law of the Member States
80. Direct and indirect enforcement of European Union law.
81. Direct effectiveness and direct application of European Union law.
82. The principle of primacy of European Union law.
83. Decisions in the cases of: van Gend, F. Costa, Internationale Handelsgesellschaft.
84. Constitutional case law of the Federal Republic of Germany: Solange, Maastricht, Lisbon cases.
85. The Constitution of the Republic of Poland and membership in the European Union (Articles 90-91 of the Constitution).
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Term 2023L:
In detail, the classes cover the following groups of issues. Preliminary issues 1. The legal structure of the European Union. 2. Intergovernmentalism and supranationalism in the European Union. 3. Legal subjectivity of the European Union. 4. Membership in the European Union. 5. Fundamental rights in the European Union (art. 6 TEU, Charter of Fundamental Rights). 6. Rights deriving from citizenship of the European Union (Articles 18-25 TFEU). 7. Exclusive, shared and other competences of the European Union (Articles 2-6 TFEU). Sources of law 8. Primary written law. 9. Primary unwritten law. 10. Internal secondary law. 11. External secondary law 12. Features of the regulation (addressee, validity, degrees of legislation). 13. Features of the directive (addressee, validity, degree of legislation). 14. Features of the decision (addressee, validity, degrees of legislation). 15. Features of recommendation and opinion (addressee, validity, degrees of legislation). 16. Publication and notification of secondary legislation (Art. 297 TFEU). 17. Hierarchy of secondary legislation (Articles 289-291 TFEU). Institutional system 18. Institutional system of the EU - classification problems. 19. Genesis of the European Council. 20. Structure of the European Council. 21. Methods of making decisions in the European Council. 22. Functions of the European Council. 23. The genesis of the Council of the European Union. 24. The structure of the Council of the European Union. 25. Methods of making decisions in the Council of the European Union. 26. Qualified majority in the Council of the European Union. 27. Functions of the Council of the European Union. 28. Genesis of the European Parliament. 29. Elections to the European Parliament. 30. Organizational structure of the European Parliament. 31. Political structure of the European Parliament. 32. Ways of making decisions in the European Parliament. 33. Functions of the European Parliament. 34. The genesis of the European Commission. 35. Structure of the European Commission. 36. Appointment of the European Commission. 37. Decision making methods in the European Commission. 38. Functions of the European Commission. 39. The genesis of the Court of Justice of the EU. 40. The structure of the Court of Justice of the EU. 41. Appointment of members of the Court of Justice of the EU at all levels. 42. The role of judges and advocates general. 43. Genesis of the European Central Bank. 44. Structure of the European Central Bank. 45. Appointment of the members of the bodies of the European Central Bank. 46. Functions of the European Central Bank. 47. The genesis of the Court of Auditors. 48. Structure of the Court of Auditors. 49. Appointment of the members of the Court of Auditors. 50. Functions of the Court of Auditors. 51. Genesis of the Economic and Social Committee. 52. Structure of the Economic and Social Committee. 53. Appointment of members of the Economic and Social Committee. 54. Functions of the Economic and Social Committee. 55. Genesis of the Committee of the Regions. 56. Structure of the Committee of the Regions. 57. Appointment of members of the Committee of the Regions. 58. Functions of the Committee of the Regions. Basic decision procedures 59. Accession to the European Union (Art. 49 TEU). 60. Withdrawal from the European Union (Art. 50 TEU). 61. Suspension of a Member State with certain rights (Article 7 TEU). 62. The principle of subsidiarity. 63. The principle of conferral. 64. The principle of proportionality. 65. Procedures for amending the treaties (Article 48 TEU). 66. Ordinary legislative procedure (Article 294 TFEU). 67. Special legislative procedure. 68. Procedure for concluding international agreements (Article 218 TFEU). 69. Procedural separation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy. 70. The procedure provided for in Art. 352 TFEU. Protection of the law 71. The stages of the procedure before the Court of Justice of the European Union. 72. Possibility to appeal against judgments of the Court of Justice. 73. Possibility of appeal against decisions of the General Court and specialized courts. 74. Legitimacy in proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union. 75. Complaint for breach of the treaty (Articles 258-259 TFEU) 76. Action for annulment (Article 263 TFEU). 77. Action for failure to act (Article 265 TFEU). 78. Action for damages (Article 268 TFEU). 79. Preliminary ruling (Article 267 TFEU). The law of the European Union and the law of the Member States 80. Direct and indirect enforcement of European Union law. 81. Direct effectiveness and direct application of European Union law. 82. The principle of primacy of European Union law. 83. Decisions in the cases of: van Gend, F. Costa, Internationale Handelsgesellschaft. 84. Constitutional case law of the Federal Republic of Germany: Solange, Maastricht, Lisbon cases. 85. The Constitution of the Republic of Poland and membership in the European Union (Articles 90-91 of the Constitution). |
Term 2024L:
In detail, the classes cover the following groups of issues. Preliminary issues 1. The legal structure of the European Union. 2. Intergovernmentalism and supranationalism in the European Union. 3. Legal subjectivity of the European Union. 4. Membership in the European Union. 5. Fundamental rights in the European Union (art. 6 TEU, Charter of Fundamental Rights). 6. Rights deriving from citizenship of the European Union (Articles 18-25 TFEU). 7. Exclusive, shared and other competences of the European Union (Articles 2-6 TFEU). Sources of law 8. Primary written law. 9. Primary unwritten law. 10. Internal secondary law. 11. External secondary law 12. Features of the regulation (addressee, validity, degrees of legislation). 13. Features of the directive (addressee, validity, degree of legislation). 14. Features of the decision (addressee, validity, degrees of legislation). 15. Features of recommendation and opinion (addressee, validity, degrees of legislation). 16. Publication and notification of secondary legislation (Art. 297 TFEU). 17. Hierarchy of secondary legislation (Articles 289-291 TFEU). Institutional system 18. Institutional system of the EU - classification problems. 19. Genesis of the European Council. 20. Structure of the European Council. 21. Methods of making decisions in the European Council. 22. Functions of the European Council. 23. The genesis of the Council of the European Union. 24. The structure of the Council of the European Union. 25. Methods of making decisions in the Council of the European Union. 26. Qualified majority in the Council of the European Union. 27. Functions of the Council of the European Union. 28. Genesis of the European Parliament. 29. Elections to the European Parliament. 30. Organizational structure of the European Parliament. 31. Political structure of the European Parliament. 32. Ways of making decisions in the European Parliament. 33. Functions of the European Parliament. 34. The genesis of the European Commission. 35. Structure of the European Commission. 36. Appointment of the European Commission. 37. Decision making methods in the European Commission. 38. Functions of the European Commission. 39. The genesis of the Court of Justice of the EU. 40. The structure of the Court of Justice of the EU. 41. Appointment of members of the Court of Justice of the EU at all levels. 42. The role of judges and advocates general. 43. Genesis of the European Central Bank. 44. Structure of the European Central Bank. 45. Appointment of the members of the bodies of the European Central Bank. 46. Functions of the European Central Bank. 47. The genesis of the Court of Auditors. 48. Structure of the Court of Auditors. 49. Appointment of the members of the Court of Auditors. 50. Functions of the Court of Auditors. 51. Genesis of the Economic and Social Committee. 52. Structure of the Economic and Social Committee. 53. Appointment of members of the Economic and Social Committee. 54. Functions of the Economic and Social Committee. 55. Genesis of the Committee of the Regions. 56. Structure of the Committee of the Regions. 57. Appointment of members of the Committee of the Regions. 58. Functions of the Committee of the Regions. Basic decision procedures 59. Accession to the European Union (Art. 49 TEU). 60. Withdrawal from the European Union (Art. 50 TEU). 61. Suspension of a Member State with certain rights (Article 7 TEU). 62. The principle of subsidiarity. 63. The principle of conferral. 64. The principle of proportionality. 65. Procedures for amending the treaties (Article 48 TEU). 66. Ordinary legislative procedure (Article 294 TFEU). 67. Special legislative procedure. 68. Procedure for concluding international agreements (Article 218 TFEU). 69. Procedural separation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy. 70. The procedure provided for in Art. 352 TFEU. Protection of the law 71. The stages of the procedure before the Court of Justice of the European Union. 72. Possibility to appeal against judgments of the Court of Justice. 73. Possibility of appeal against decisions of the General Court and specialized courts. 74. Legitimacy in proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union. 75. Complaint for breach of the treaty (Articles 258-259 TFEU) 76. Action for annulment (Article 263 TFEU). 77. Action for failure to act (Article 265 TFEU). 78. Action for damages (Article 268 TFEU). 79. Preliminary ruling (Article 267 TFEU). The law of the European Union and the law of the Member States 80. Direct and indirect enforcement of European Union law. 81. Direct effectiveness and direct application of European Union law. 82. The principle of primacy of European Union law. 83. Decisions in the cases of: van Gend, F. Costa, Internationale Handelsgesellschaft. 84. Constitutional case law of the Federal Republic of Germany: Solange, Maastricht, Lisbon cases. 85. The Constitution of the Republic of Poland and membership in the European Union (Articles 90-91 of the Constitution). |
Type of course
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
K_W03: the graduate knows and understands the terminology, methods, theory, subject and methodological specificity as well as the main development trends in international relations, especially in the dimension of political and economic relations and development problems in the context of the functioning of the EU
K_W05: the graduate knows and understands in depth the dilemmas of modern civilization affecting the development of international relations and international cooperation, including knowledge about the causes, mechanisms, dynamics and effects of the globalization process, both in the economic and security dimensions, as well as the processes of operation and changes in structures and institutions of a political, military, economic and social nature in the international dimension, has knowledge of the theory and practice of political and economic decision-making in the structures of the nation state and on an international scale in the context of the functioning of the EU
K_U02: the graduate is able to formulate and solve research problems using the knowledge gained during the studies; use appropriately selected methods, techniques and tools, including information and communication techniques, formulate and test hypotheses related to simple research problems in the field of study (in the context of the functioning of the EU)
K_U03: the graduate is able to communicate in an in-depth scope and conduct a debate on topics related to contemporary international relations (in the context of the analysis of the EU functioning)
K_U04: the graduate is able to manage the work of a team established to solve a selected research problem or take a leading role in a team or cooperate with other people within such a team (in the context of the analysis of the EU functioning)
K_K01: the graduate is ready to critically evaluate his knowledge and received content, can critically evaluate his research activities (in the context of the analysis of the EU functioning)
K_K02: the graduate is ready to understand and recognize the importance of knowledge in solving cognitive problems and in consulting experts in the event of difficulties in solving the problem on its own (in the context of the analysis of the EU functioning)
S2_W06: the graduate knows and understands the diplomatic influence of international organizations on countries (in the context of the functioning of the EU)
S2_W07: the graduate knows and understands the dilemmas of modern civilization that affect the issues of modern diplomatic and consular transactions, including the emergence of challenges for diplomatic law and diplomatic and consular practice (in the context of the functioning of the EU)
S2_U04: the graduate is able to formulate and test hypotheses related to simple problems arising from diplomatic and consular transactions (in the context of the functioning of the EU)
S2_U05: the graduate is able to communicate and conduct a debate on topics related to diplomatic and consular transactions, using specialized terminology (in the context of the analysis of the EU functioning)
S2_U06: a graduate is able to manage work in teams appointed to research and search for solutions to problems in diplomatic and consular transactions, cooperate with other people as part of such a team (in the context of the analysis of the EU functioning)
S2_K01: the graduate is ready to critically evaluate his knowledge about diplomatic and consular transactions and to critically evaluate the content received (in the context of the analysis of the EU functioning)
S2_K02: the graduate is ready to recognize the importance and importance of knowledge about modern diplomacy in solving international problems; seeking and consulting experts in the event of difficulties in solving these problems on an independent basis (in the context of the analysis of the EU functioning)
Assessment criteria
1. Project prepared in groups.
2. Test.
3. Assessment of continuous activity in the classroom.
Bibliography
1) Prawo instytucjonalne Unii Europejskiej, red. M.M. Kenig-Witkowska, Warszawa 2017.
2) J. Barcz, M. Górka, A. Wyrozumska, Instytucje i prawo Unii Europejskiej. Podręcznik dla kierunków prawa, zarządzania i administracji, Warszawa 2017.
3) Unia Europejska po Traktacie z Lizbony. Pierwsze doświadczenia i nowe wyzwania, red. P. Tosiek, Lublin 2012.
4) Traktat o Unii Europejskiej (wersja skonsolidowana), Dz.U. UE C 202, 7.06.2016.
5) Traktat o funkcjonowaniu Unii Europejskiej (wersja skonsolidowana), Dz.U. UE C 202, 7.06.2016.
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