CONSTITUTIONAL AND EUROPEAN LAW (20627)

• Academic year: 2010-2011
• Year: 1
• Term: 2
• Number of ECTS credits: 6
• Student hours: 150

  

Syllabus

Constitutional and European Law forms part of the Degree in Labour Relations and is therefore within the Social Sciences framework.

This course is studied in the second term of the first year of the degree and its aim is to introduce students to the fundamental aspects of Spanish constitutional law and European law.

The course is divided into two parts. The first is devoted to the study of constitutional law, with 7 whole-group lectures and 2 seminars per sub-group, where the major issues in constitutional law are presented. Following a brief introduction to constitutionalism in a broad sense, the drawing up of the Spanish constitution is studied. The main principles of the constitutional system are analysed, including the division of powers, constitutional justice, the sources of law, and basic rights.

The second part is devoted to the study of European law, once again with 7 whole-group lectures and 2 seminars per sub-group. This section presents the major characteristics of European law, in particular European community law and European Union law. The phenomenon of European integration and its development and main characteristics are discussed as well as the current structure in term of institutions, areas of jurisdiction and regulation of the European communities and the European Union, and the specific rules governing the relationship between European community law and the internal laws of member states.

Students on the course will be required to read and understand legal texts and to develop the ability to apply theoretical notions to real cases. 

Contents section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

TOPIC 1. Constitution and constitutionalism

TOPIC 2. Constitutional justice

TOPIC 3. Constitutional principles of the state

TOPIC 4. State powers

TOPIC 5. The sources of law

TOPIC 6. The basic rights in the Constitution

Contents section 2. EUROPEAN LAW

A. INTRODUCTION

TOPIC 7. Origins and development of European integration

TOPIC 8. The European Union

B. THE SINGLE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

TOPIC 9. Institutions. The European Council 

TOPIC 10. European Union complementary organs and resources

C. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAW

TOPIC 11. The sources of European community law

TOPIC 12. Community freedoms and European social law

D. THE APPLICATION OF COMMUNITY LAW

TOPIC 13. The relationships between community law and the internal legal systems of member states

TOPIC 14. The implementation of community law

E. LEGAL GUARANTEE OF COMPLIANCE WITH COMMUNITY LAW

TOPIC 15. The appeal system