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This course, supported by the European Commission's Jean Monnet programme, is the first of its kind in New Zealand. It examines the constitutional and administrative structures of selected EU Member States and the EU itself. It focusses on their practical operation and the rules and principles that govern decision making in the European Union. The course includes an examination of the EU's external relations and its impact on the Pacific region.
The European Union (EU) represents the largest and most populous trading bloc in the world. Twenty-eight states stretching from the Baltic to the Mediterranean have created a single market and a unique form of quasi-federal government. This course will examine the legal structures that underpin the operation of this complex entity from legal, political and social perspectives.The course will examine and compare aspects of governance across the Member States of the European Union as well as the European Union itself. The general aim of the course is to introduce students to the different constitutional traditions of Europe and compare them both with each other and those of New Zealand. The general theme of the course is to explain these systems alongside the European Union's developing constitutional structures and examine how these are becoming part of a "European" constitutional system.Students with an interest in public law, government or politics will find the course particularly interesting. Although individual European states may be in decline, the European Union remains the world's biggest market (and New Zealand's second largest), the largest distributor of overseas aid and the world's second largest economy. For these reasons the course will also prove useful to those wishing to pursue career paths in the fields of foreign policy, diplomacy or politics. More generally, those wishing to work in the EU will find knowledge of European Public Law essential.As this course is made possible the generous financial support of the European Union's Jean-Monnet programme, a number of guest lecturers will be used to give expert insight into particular aspects of the European Public Law.
Students will be expected to explain and critically evaluate: The key constitutional features of the EU. The relationship between EU and European (Member State) constitutionalism. The development of European Administrative Law. The ability of individual to access European Union remedies. Selected key areas of EU Public Law (eg, Human Rights, International Relations, Federalism). The EU’s Public Law system in a global context.
(i) LAWS101; and (ii) LAWS110.
EURO333, EURA333
LAWS202-LAWS206. Students enrolled in other degrees who do not have the above prerequisites and corequisites, but have completed appropriate courses in another discipline, may apply to the Head of Department for a waiver.
EURA333, EURO333
John Hopkins
This course is assessed by seminar portfolio, essays and student presentations.The assessment will be confirmed in the first week of lectures.
Domestic fee $759.00
International fee $3,450.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.
For further information see Faculty of Law .