Introductory Lecture

1 Reasons to Study EU Law

2 How to Study EU Law

3 Attainment in EU Law
 1 Reasons to Study EU Law

EU Law is a EU Law governs

compulsory key issues
module for those EU Law is one of relating to trade,
looking to the most company
graduate with a important single governance,
qualifying Law bodies of Law environmental
degree and that exist protection and
could enhance internationally security for one
your degree of the worlds
attainment biggest markets
commerce
EU Law / Common Law
EU Law is a crucial
element in EU Law provides an
understanding the excellent introduction to
political and economic a civil law legal system
context in which that operates in France
commercial activity is and Germany. These
carried out. legal systems have
characteristics and
qualities that are
different from the
common law.
You might be involved in commercial and
other legal transactions that are cross-
jurisdictional boundaries

EU Law provides a way of understanding

how different areas of law operate
together in a way that will enhance your
ability to deal with legal issues as they
arise in practice
 EU Law provides an insight into
the role of law in organizing
the politics of complex human
interactions and negotiations.

The intricacy of the EUs

constitutional structure
exemplifies how the law
functions to balance different
interests, to create forums for
exchanging views and for
implementing common
decisions.
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2 How to Study EU Law

2.1 Study EU Law as a Whole

2.2 Find the Right Materials

 2.1 Study EU Law as a Whole

The key thing It is vital to One of the

to grasp ensure that key things
about EU Law you you need to
is that it understand do is picture
cannot be how the how the
understood topics relate course as a
on a to each other whole fits
piecemeal to form the together
basis. complete
subject
The topics If you follow
you will be the
covering early development
on this and history of
semester are the EU the
important. basic features
They are of the EU as it
designed to functions now
help you gain are present at
a vital overall an early stage
picture of EU but in a
law simpler form
 As the EU develops
through different treaty
It is easy to see how changes you can see
these elements how these elements are
interrelate at this earlier built up and extended
stage leading to the present
structure of the EU
EU as a Whole
Studying this process
not only helps in It is useful to know why,
grasping how all the key for example, the single
elements in the currency was adopted
structure of EU and why the European
integration fit together Parliament was set up
but also why they fit and its powers extended.
together in the way
they do
Studying the Institutions of the
It explains which institutions
EU will shed light on the key
are involved, what they do and
actors in law-making and law-
how they work
applying processes
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2.2 Find the Right Materials
2.2.2 Studying EU Law

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3 Attainment in EU Law

3.1Developing Your Skills

3.2 Assessment
3.1Developing Your Skills
3.2 Assessment