NIFB14005U EU Law - Environment, Agriculture & Food
BSc Programme in Environmental and Food Economics
BSc Programme in Natural Resources
MSc Programme in Landscape Architecture
MSc Programme in Nature Management
This course is aimed at non-law students with an interest in the role of the EU in relation to environment, agriculture and/or food. The course provides an introduction to basic EU law. This includes an introduction to the core elements of the EU legal system, EU institutions, decision-making procedures and sources of law. The concept of sovereignty and the relationship between EU law and national law as well as the relationship between EU law and international law will be introduced. This knowledge is a precondition for working with the substantive areas of EU law, including the internal market, the free movement of goods, food and agricultural production as well as environment, climate and nature protection. Examples will as far as possible be drawn from areas such as environment and nature protection, agriculture and food production. This includes ways in which the EU seeks to promote sustainable development. The students will have the opportunity to specialise in EU law matters relevant to e.g. environment, climate, agriculture or food through a mandatory written assignment.
The overall objective of the course is to ensure a good
understanding of how the EU legal system works and to understand EU
law as an element of a multi-layered legal system in Europe The
course aims to make students able to identify and assess
relevant EU law aspects of a specific case, including to identify
relevant sources of law and their possible interaction with
national law and to carry out a legal analysis based on relevant EU
legislation and case law.
Knowledge:
- demonstrate knowledge of key EU law concepts and principles
- demonstrate knowledge of core EU institutions and their roles in
EU law
- demonstrate knowledge about EU law-making and relevant sources of
law
- display insight into the relationship between EU law and national
law
Skills:
- ability to identify relevant matters of EU law in a specific case
- ability to carry out a legal analysis applying relevant EU law
- ability to use and assess case law from the European courts
- ability to assess national law and administration in view of EU
law
Competencies:
- discuss and co-operate with the purpose to provide well argued
and relevant solutions to general and specific EU law
issues
Teaching materials will mainly be based on a textbook as well as relevant court rulings etc. The materials will be announced prior to course start.
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 30
- Preparation
- 95
- Theory exercises
- 20
- Practical exercises
- 20
- Project work
- 40
- Exam
- 1
- Total
- 206
Feedback will be given as part of the active participation of students in the course, including group work, guidance regarding written assignment, quizzes etc.
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Oral examination, 20 minutter
- Type of assessment details
- Oral examination (100 %). No time for preparation
- Exam registration requirements
Submission of a written assignment. The assignment can be made individually or in groups.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
- Re-exam
Like the ordinary exam.
If the student has not handed in the written assignment, then it must be handed in two weeks prior to the re-exam.
Criteria for exam assesment
To obtain the grade 12 a student must fulfil the learning objectives displaying a high level of command of all aspects, with no or only a few minor weaknesses. This includes the ability to identify and analyse a relevant EU law topic applying relevant sources of EU law, to demonstrate a good understanding of the basic elements of EU law, including key concepts and principles, core EU institutions and their roles in EU law as well as the relationship between EU law and national law.
The oral examination takes the starting point in the submitted written assignment without further preparation. The examination will also include the course curriculum with the purpose for the student to demonstrate the above mentioned competencies.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NIFB14005U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Bachelor
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 3
- Schedule
- C
- Course capacity
- 60
The number of places might be reduced if you register in the late-registration period (BSc and MSc) or as a credit or single subject student.
Study board
- Study Board of Natural Resources, Environment and Animal Science
Contracting department
- Department of Food and Resource Economics
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinators
- Søren Stig Andersen (ssa@ifro.ku.dk)
- Helle Tegner Anker (hta@ifro.ku.dk)