Judicial Protection in the EU

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Course ID:	2200-1S062
Erasmus code / ISCED:	10.0 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0421) Law The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Judicial Protection in the EU
Name in Polish:	Judicial Protection in the EU
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Law and Administration
Course groups:	(in Polish) Wykłady specjalizacyjne i konwersatoria dla IV roku studiów prawniczych (in Polish) Wykłady specjalizacyjne i konwersatoria dla V roku studiów prawniczych Module: European Union Internal Market
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	elective courses
Prerequisites (description):	(in Polish) The objective of the lecture is to provide students with specialist knowledge on the structure of the judicial system of the European Union and on resolution of disputes relating to EU Law from the perspective of both national and EU Law. A special part of the lectures shall be devoted to the newest judgments of the ECJ concerning the Rule of Law
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	(in Polish) A concise introduction to the system of Judicial Protection in EU Law with a special part concerning the Rule of Law Crisis in the European Union and the related development in the case law of the ECJ.
Full description:	(in Polish) After Poland’s EU accession on 1 May 2004 problems relating to application and enforcement of Europaen Law gained practical importance. The EU-treaties provide for specific procedures within whose frames individuals, Member States and European institutions can enforce rights resulting from EU Law provisions. An important role is also played by national courts who have the duty to protect the rights of individuals derived from the system of EU Law. During the lecture students are made familiar with the structure o the Community system of legal protection. Composition and competencies of the ECJ and the Court are discussed, as well as basic procedures provided for by the TEU and TFEU, the ECJ case-law relating to application of EU Law by national courts, including the principles of effectiveness, non-discrimination and State liability for infringement of Community Law. Special attention is paid to the procedure of preliminary reference which has a specific place within the system of legal protection of the EU and is also important from the perspective of protection of rights of individuals. Participants will be required to read selected literature and be familiar with the ECJ judgments indicated in advance. A material part of the lectures will concern the recent Rule of Law crisis in Poland and the newest ECJ case law on that topic.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) K. Lenarts, I. Maselis, K. Gutman, EU Procedural Law, Oxford 2015 EU Law, Text, Cases and Materials, P. Craig & G. de Burca, Oxford University Press (most recent edition) Further literature on the discussed topcs will be provided during classes
Learning outcomes:	(in Polish) After completing the course students should know in which cases a dispute can be resolved before courts in Luxembourg, and in which cases a dispute relating to EU Law should be resolved before national courts (as well as the rules governing the national proceedings). After completion of the course its participants should also be familiar with all kinds of complaints admissible before the European Court of Justice and the Court, know the details of preliminary reference procedure before national courts and be able to use pertinent sources of law.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	(in Polish) Lecture combined with discussion among the lecturer and students Case-law study Reading of judgments of the ECJ on behalf of the students will be required (information will be provided during classes)

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