Scheda programma d'esame
THE EU AND ITS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (L'UE E LE SUE RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI)
SARA POLI
Anno accademico2020/21
CdSSTUDI INTERNAZIONALI
Codice451NN
CFU3
PeriodoSecondo semestre
LinguaItaliano

ModuliSettore/iTipoOreDocente/i
THE EU AND ITS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (L'UE E LE SUE RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI)IUS/14LEZIONI21
SARA POLI unimap
Obiettivi di apprendimento
Learning outcomes
Conoscenze

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.

Knowledge

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'.

 

Modalità di verifica delle conoscenze

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.  

Assessment criteria of knowledge

The assessment criteria of knowledge is based on the oral exam and the students' partecipation to the classes.

Capacità

The student who successfully completes the course will be able to quicky grasp the institutional functioning of the EU.

Skills

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.

Modalità di verifica delle capacità
  • Students are required to read the material made available through the teaching platform and to be able to answer the questions included in the Syllabus made available by the chairholder to the students of the course.
Assessment criteria of skills
  • Students will have to read the reading material to understand the basic concepts and be able to answer the questions included in the Syllabus.
Modalità di verifica dei comportamenti
  • During the lectures, the active partecipation of the student will be considered as a sign of interest in the topics of the course
Assessment criteria of behaviors
  • During the lectures, the active partecipation of the student will be considered as a sign of interest in the topics of the course
Prerequisiti (conoscenze iniziali)

It is preferable that students have a basic understanding of international law.

Prerequisites

It is preferable that students have a basic understanding of international law

Prerequisites for further study

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)

Indicazioni metodologiche

 

  • Lectures

Teaching methods
  • Lectures

Programma (contenuti dell'insegnamento)

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

Syllabus

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

Bibliografia e materiale didattico

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.

 

Bibliography

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.

 

Indicazioni per non frequentanti

Only students regularly attending this course will be able to take the exam. 

Non-attending students info

Only students regularly attending this course will be able to take the oral exam. 

Modalità d'esame

Oral exam

Assessment methods

Oral exam

Altri riferimenti web

https://people.unipi.it/sara_poli 

 

Additional web pages

2. MODULE: EU EXTERNAL RELATIONS

https://people.unipi.it/sara_poli/

Note

 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

Notes

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

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