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This course, funded by a Jean Monnet grant from the European Commission, will be the first of its kind in New Zealand and will address a lack of knowledge in European Public Law. It will examine the constitutional and administrative structures of the EU (plus selected Member States), their practical operation and the rules and principles that govern EU decision making processes. It will focus in particular on the EU's external relations and its impact on the Pacific.
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 world's biggest market (and New Zealand's second largest), the largest distributor of overseas aid and an increasingly important international player. 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 useful.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.The course will be taught through weekly 2 hour seminars.
(i) LAWS101; and (ii) LAWS110 from 2013.
EURO333
LAWS202-LAWS206. Students enrolled in other degrees who do not have the above prerequisites and co-requisites, but have completed appropriate courses in another discipline, may apply to the Head of Department for a waiver.
As a complement to the above seminars, a series of workshops and tutorials will provide additional support to students. These will be problem focussed and student led. For 2010, the following tutorials will be run. It is intended to utilise visiting experts and current PhD students in these activities:1. Constititutional Futures for the EU2. Influencing European Policy Making3. Remedying breaches of Human Rights in the EU4. Accountability in the European Union – getting your voice heard5. Judicial Review in the European Union6. Non-judicial remedies at the European level
John Hopkins
Course assessment to be advised.
Domestic fee $630.00
International fee $3,013.00
* 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.
For further information see Faculty of Law .