The Aims of the Learning Object
Why?
The learning
object is addressed to undergraduate and graduate students of the Tallinn University and of other European Universities. The aim of the learning object is to help the student to distinguish between diverse sources of EU law, starting with
constitutional pluralism and legal acts, and ending up with non-binding measures of soft law. The learning object forms part of
the course "EU Law" read at the Tallinn University.
Activities
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The student reads theoretical articles about the coexistence of uniformity and diversity of EU law and sources of EU law;
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The student works with different EU acts available in EU law databases;
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The student performs exercises about the legal regimes and acts in the EU, and their interaction.
Study
Outcomes
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The student distinguishes between:
A) Different vertical legal regimes in the EU - constitutional acts, primary law and secondary law, regulatory measures, soft law;
B) Different horizontal legal regimes in the EU that enable participation of different Member States in different EU legal regimes, e.g. the UK, Poland and Czech Republic have required establishment of special regimes toward the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU; not all Member States participate in the euro area; the UK, Ireland and Denmark enjoy special regimes under the area of freedom, security and justice, etc.
- The student is aware of the amount of EU law, and the percentage that EU law forms of his / her home State's law.
Assessment
• Grading principles:
Graded will be the general understanding of the theoretical background combined
with the practical skills of finding EU acts and working with those acts.
• The
method of grading:
The student has performed the exercises in the e-learning environment.
The student has performed the exercises in the e-learning environment.
• The grade constitutes 10% of the final grade.