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European Union and EEA Law

Emneplan

The aim of the course is to provide knowledge on the European integration process, taking into account the legal framework of the European Union (EU) and of the European Economic Area (EEA). The main focus is on the sources of law of the European Union, their relation with national law, the main aspects of the EEA dimension, and the impact of the latter on the Norwegian legal system.

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Knowledge

The student will have knowledge of:

  • Important topics related to the European Union and the European Economic Area, such as their main principles and aims, their main institutions, the sources of law etc.
  • The process of development of the EU Treaties and of the EEA Agreement
  • Problems such as the impact of the EU on Norwegian Law and the relations between EU Law and national law.
  • The legislative procedures of the EU/EEA

Skills

The student will be able to:

  • Understand the scope of the European integration process
  • Identify and analyze legal sources of EU and EEA law critically
  • Understand how the EU/EEA dimension works
  • Reflect on the connection between the EU and the Norwegian legal systems
  • Solve issues of EU/EEA law independently

General competence

The student will be able to:

  • Reflect and write on legal sources, political institutions, and on the relationship between national and supranational legal systems
  • Use English terminology connected to the topics studied

The course is based on lectures, homework assignments, and literature.

A written digital examination of four hours. The students must write their exam in English.

  • Dictionary (English-Norwegian)
  • Legal documents: TEU, TFEU, the EEA Agreement, directives, regulations, decisions of the Courts, etc.

Books and slides are not allowed.

A grade scale with five grades from A to E for pass and F for fail is used as the assessment form.

All the exam papers will be assessed by an internal examiner. A selection of at least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by an external examiner. An external examiner will also be used when there is doubt about whether an exam paper should be awarded a pass grade. The grades awarded to exam papers assessed by the external examiner will be used to determine the level of all exam papers.