XAEUL EU Law

Moravian Business College Olomouc
summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Magdaléna Drastichová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Jan Vylegala, Ph.D.
Moravian Business College Olomouc
Supplier department: Moravian Business College Olomouc
Timetable
Mon 11:15–12:45 B2.331
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 1 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/1, only registered: 0/1
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course focuses on the introduction to the functioning of the European Union. The course covers the historical development of the European Communities and European Union, its institutions and Treaties, principle of supremacy of EC law, division of competences between European Union and Member States and the judicial system. The course focuses on selected forms of economic integration and four freedoms of the Internal market.
Syllabus
  1. Historical development of European integration: From the European Communities to the European Union.
  2. Institutions of the European Union: Composition, powers, and functions.
  3. The EU Treaties and Primacy of EU law: Principles of direct applicability and direct effect.
  4. General principles of EU law: Structure, sources, and hierarchy of legal norms.
  5. Secondary law of the European Union: Regulations, Directives, and other legal acts.
  6. Division of competences between the European Union and the Member States.
  7. Judicial system of the EU I: Direct actions before the CJEU (infringement proceedings, actions for annulment, failure to act).
  8. Judicial system of the EU II: The preliminary ruling procedure (Article 267 TFEU).
  9. Economic integration: Customs union, common market, and the internal/single market.
  10. The Four Freedoms I: Free movement of goods and free movement of persons (workers and EU citizens).
  11. The Four Freedoms II: Free movement of services, right of establishment, and free movement of capital.
  12. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU: External relations and association agreements

Literature
    required literature
  • · Treaty on European Union (TEU): https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/treaty-on-european-union.html
  • · Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU): https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/treaty-on-the-functioning-of-the-european-union.html
  • · Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/charter-of-fundamental-rights-of-the-european-union.html
    recommended literature
  • · Craig, P. & de Búrca, G., EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, Oxford University Press.
  • · Barnard, C. & Peers, S. (eds.), European Union Law, Oxford University Press.
  • · Chalmers, D., Davies, G. & Monti, G., European Union Law, Cambridge University Press.
  • · Weatherill, S., Law and Values in the European Union, Oxford University Press.
    not specified
  • · European Union – Official Website: https://european-union.europa.eu/index_en
  • · EUR-Lex (Access to EU law): https://eur-lex.europa.eu
  • · Court of Justice of the European Union: https://curia.europa.eu
  • · Dinan, D., Europe Recast: A History of European Union, Palgrave Macmillan.
  • · McCormick, J., Understanding the European Union: A Concise Introduction, Red Globe Press.
Assessment methods
Examination: written examination, attendance and active participation in lectures
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms summer 2022, summer 2024.
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