ECTS - University of Pisa
| Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) | |
| THE EU AND ITS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (L'UE E LE SUE RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI) | IUS/14 | LEZIONI | 21 |
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THIS COURSE WILL BE HELD IN THE SECOND SEMESTER AND ONLY IN ENGLISH. It is included in the programme of the double-degree "Political Consulting and International relations" but it is open to students of the LM 52 'International Studies' and to all students who are interested in EU law.
The course is designed for students who have never studied EU law and have a B2 level of English.
The student who successfully completes the course will be able to know what are the EU institutions and how they operate; how the EU interacts with other subjects of international law in the wider international community; how EU law and international law co-exist. Special emphasis will be placed on the external aspects of the EU human right policy and on the EU relations with its neighbours as well as 'neighbours of neighbours'.
The Syllabus will be made available to the students through the teachning platform on the first day of class.
THIS COURSE WILL BE HELD in ENGLISH ONLY.
The course is designed for students who have never studied EU law.
The student who successfully completes the course will be able to know what are the EU institutions and how they operate; how the EU interacts with other subjects of international law in the wider international community; how EU law and international law co-exist. Special emphasis will be placed on the external aspects of the EU human right policy and on the EU relations with its neighbours as well as 'neighbours of neighbours'.
The course is obligatory for the students of the double degree with the MGIMO; students should partecipate to 80% of the classes in order to be able to take the exam.
The assessment criteria of knowledge is based on the oral exam and the students' partecipation to the classes.
The student who successfully completes the course will be able to quicky grasp the institutional functioning of the EU.
The student who successfully completes the course will be able to quicky grasp the main ideas of the academic literature on the role of EU in the field of external relations and to grasp the main concepts of EU policy documents.
It is preferable that students have a basic understanding of international law.
It is preferable that students have a basic understanding of international law
This course is strongly recommended to students of the first year of the Master Programme in International studies who are required to take the exam International and European Law (module: External relations of the EU)
Lectures
Lectures
List of topics
Topic 1: international economic and political organizations in Europe
Topic 2: the Lisbon Treaty, the EU and Member States’ competences
Topic 3: the sources of EU law and the qualities of EU secondary acts
Topic 4: the nature of the European Union and its membership
Topic 5: the political institutions
Topic 6: the Court of Justice, the Tribunal and legal remedies
Topic 7: the EU and its international relations
List of topics
Topic 1: international economic and political organizations in Europe
Topic 2: the Lisbon Treaty, the EU and Member States’ competences
Topic 3: the sources of EU law and the qualities of EU secondary acts
Topic 4: the nature of the European Union and its membership
Topic 5: the political institutions
Topic 6: the Court of Justice, the Tribunal and legal remedies
Topic 7: the EU and its international relations
The reading material of the course (i.e. book chapters or Journal articles commentaries, COM documents, judgements of the Court of Justice, European Council conclusions) is indicated in the syllabus of the course published on the website of the department of political science. Most of the reading material will be uploaded on the elearning platform of the department of political science (access is possible with Alice Credentials and a password provided by the chair holder). Students will be required to read in advance the reading material.
It is important that students read in advance the readings assigned for each class.
The reading material of the course (i.e. book chapters) will be uploaded on the elearning platform of the department od political science (access is possible with Alice Credentials and also a password that will be given to students attending the course). Students will be required to read in advance the reading material.
It is important that studens read in advance the readings assigned for each class.
Only students regularly attending this course will be able to take the exam.
Only students regularly attending this course will be able to take the oral exam.
Oral exam
Oral exam
https://people.unipi.it/sara_poli
2. MODULE: EU EXTERNAL RELATIONS
https://people.unipi.it/sara_poli/
Virtual room to acces the course:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/channel/19%3ad4d3b210b5dd4289959d96ed28644a7f%40thread.tacv2/Generale?groupId=260a79c3-6f95-403c-92e3-5733600f07c9&tenantId=c7456b31-a220-47f5-be52-473828670aa1
Virtual classroom: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3ad4d3b210b5dd4289959d96ed28644a7f%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=260a79c3-6f95-403c-92e3-5733600f07c9&tenantId=c7456b31-a220-47f5-be52-473828670aa1
