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By the end of the course, students should be able to: 

1.  identify and account for the current institutional and constitutional characteristics of the EU, especially in its Community pillar, and the unique character of this legal order.
2. demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the legal rules applying in a number of core substantive areas, and account for their evolution. 
3. demonstrate knowledge of the relationship between the EU and Australia.
4. demonstrate an ability to situate their knowledge of EU law within the wider political, economic and social context, with such general contextual knowledge gained, at least in part, through independent, non-directed reading.

The main book for this course will be announced closer to the start of the course.  As the law changed considerably since the last edition, students are strongly advised to use the  latest editions and most recent copies of texbooks. 

You will also need to refer to and study judgments of the European Court of Justice, along with the opinions of its Advocates General (an institution specific to EU law), in the original. These are best accessed via the European Court Reports (available in the library) or online via the ECJ’s website at www.curia.eu.int. You can access the EU’s legislation database, EURLEX, via the Europa website at www.europa.eu. This website will be a useful resource for you as well.

As complementary books,  I recommend

• Craig, de Burca, EU Law – Texts, Cases and Materials (OUP, 6th ed, 2015).

• Matt Harvey, Michale Longo, European Union Law, An Australian view (Lexis Nexis, 2008)
• Margot Horspool, Matthew Humphreys, European Union law (OUP; 8th ed; 2014)
• Catherine Barnard The substantive law of the EU: the four freedoms (OUP, 4th. ed, 2013)
• Stephen Weatherill EU law: Cases and Materials (OUP, 11th ed, 2014)
• Lorna Woods and Philippa Watson, Steiner & Woods EU Law (OUP 12th ed, 2014) 

For additional reading, especially for essays, it can be recommended to have a look at the following:

• Chalmers et al., European Union law : text and materials (CUP,3rd edition 2014)
• K. Davies, Understanding European Union law (Routledge, 4th Ed. , 2011)
• I. Ward A critical introduction to European law (CUP, 3rd edition, 2009)
• T.C. Hartley, European Law in a Global Context (Cambridge University Press, 2004)

Lecture handouts will indicate articles which may be particularly useful, and any good textbook will have a reading list. The most popular specialist journals on the topic are:

• The European Law Review (ELR);
• The Common Market Law Review (CMLR);
• The European Law Journal (ELJ);
• The Journal of Common Market Studies (JCMS).

If you are preparing an essay or researching a topic in more depth, it is useful to flick through the latest editions of these. All four should be available on-line through the library.Students might also feel like they need a statute book, for example Blackstone’s EC Legislation 2014-2015. 

Reports of cases heard in the European Courts and in Member State courts:

• European Court Reports (ECR)
• Common Market Law Reports (CMLR)
• (both available in the Law Library)

Selected Internet Resources

• Eur-Lex: portal to European Union Law: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/index.html
• EU news and archive: http://www.euobserver.com/
• Homepage of the European Commission’s Delegation to Australia: http://www.delaus.cec.eu.int/home.htm
• Further Internet references will be made available on the MyUni website.

MyUni is the entry point to online learning at The 成人大片: This course will use MyUni for announcements, display of PowerPoint slides, lecture outlines and any additional case and other material required to be read for seminars and assignment.This course will also require you to use MyUni for some assessment.

Students are expected to check MyUni regularly and often to keep up to date with these materials and additional learning resources that will be made available throughout the course.

This course will be taught intensively over the course of two two-day workshops. During these workshops, the course will be delivered in various ways, including lectures, seminars, students’ presentations and role play, in order to maximise students’ learning process. The purpose of the these activities is to allow active discussion and analysis of the material. While an important secondary purpose is to allow you to clarify certain issues, a good seminar will allow you to offer your own analysis and discussion of the topic.

The purpose of the lectures is to introduce the legal rules and facts of the fields of European Law that we are studying and give a basic framework of the wider socio-economic issue surrounding this law. t is expected that students will have to study and read on top of the lectures either to prepare their oral presentation prior to the course or to work on their essay and problem question. 

Digesting the lectures will be aided by reading the relevant textbook chapters and cases beforehand and afterwards, by taking notes and asking questions. Students need to engage in private study, besides the contact hours provided through the course, including some self-directed reading in books and articles not compulsory for lectures.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

Contact time: 2 two-day workshops.

It is important to emphasise that lectures and seminars are the class contact hours only, and that this is a four-unit course. It is therefore necessary for students to allocate study time outside of class, including for the online learning activities.

A detailed summary of the timetables during the workshops will be posted on MyUni prior to the course beginning. Some of the topics covered will include: 

• Terminology of EU Law
• History of the EU
• The Treaty Structure of the EU
• Political and Judicial Institutions of the EU
• Law Making in the EU and EU Legal Instruments
• Judicial Review in the ECJ
• Direct Effect
• Supremacy
• General Principles of Law
• The Single Market EU Treaty Making Power and External Relations (with Emphasis on the Free Movement of Goods)

CONSULTATION AND COMMUNICATION

Please check your student email and MyUni regularly as course-related announcements are communicated via MyUni.

Jessica Viven-Wilksch

Consultation times:	by appointment
Phone:	8303 4676
Email:	jessica.viven-wilksch@adelaide.edu.au

 

Assessment Task	Task Type	Due	Length	Weighting	Learning Outcome	Redeemable
closed book exam	summative	17 June to be scheduled during workshop hours	90 min	20%	1; 2	no
Individual Research presentation	Formative	18 June 2016	20 min	20%	1;2	No
Individual Research Essay	Summative	24 June 2016	3000 words	20%	2; 3; 4	Yes
Take home exam	Summative	8am-10pm 2500 words	27 June 2016	40%	3; 4	Yes

 

Closed book exam

This exam will take place in class on聽Friday 17 June 2016. This aspect of the assessment will provide students with feedback regarding their level of understanding of the course material and their research, written communication and critical thinking skills. Students will work individually to complete this assessment. The weighting of this assessment is聽20% of the overall mark聽for EU law.

Individual Oral presentation

Students will be able to choose a topic to research and present on Friday 17 or Saturday 18 June 2016. Please note that students will need to submit their research essay topic for approval by the Course Coordinator by Wednesday 8 June 2016.

Each presentation should not last longer than 20 minutes in total. The weighting of this assessment is 20% of the overall mark for EU law.

Individual Research Essay

Following the oral presentation, students will have to submit a research essay. The essay will need to take into consideration the feedback given following the presentation.

The 3000 word paper will be submitted online (instructions will be provided on MyUni) by Friday 24 June 2016. The weighting of this assessment is 20% of the overall mark for EU law.

The assignment must be written in prose style (using complete sentences), adhere to grammatical rules and use correct spelling. It should be typed in Times New Roman font, using double spaced paragraphs and at least 12pt font size, on one side of A4 paper. The pages must be numbered and the margins should be at least 2.5 cm wide. The essay should include a table of contents and a bibliography. Each paper must be clearly marked with the student鈥檚 成人大片 number. A word count should be noted on the cover sheet.

Assessment Criteria

o聽聽聽 use of resources in formulating the paper including proper acknowledgment and correct referencing
o聽聽聽 overall presentation, including correct grammar, spelling and punctuation
o聽聽聽 correct application of relevant material
o聽聽聽 demonstrated understanding of relevant legal materials
o聽聽聽 demonstrated understanding of the comparative law method
o聽聽聽 evidence of comprehensive research and consideration of the relevant literature
o聽聽聽 logical planning and sequence
o聽聽聽 clarity of expression
o聽聽聽 depth of analysis and level of critical examination of the issues raised
o聽聽聽 聽level of insight and innovative thought

Take home exam: Problem question

This aspect of the assessment will provide students with feedback regarding their level of understanding of the course material and their research, and the application of principles seen in the course of the workshops. The objective of a problem question is for students to demonstrate:

o聽聽聽 that you know the correct law in a situation and can apply it to the facts; and
o聽聽聽 that you can, at appropriate times, exercise a measure of judgment as to what the applicable law is, rather than simply applying rules mechanistically.

Students will work individually to complete an assignment, which will be due on聽Monday 27 June 2016, 10pm. Students will be given the question on MyUni.聽The 2500 paper will be submitted online (instructions will be provided on MyUni). The weighting of this assessment is聽40% of the overall mark聽for EU law. The assignment must be written in prose style (using complete sentences), adhere to grammatical rules and use correct spelling. It should be typed in Times New Roman font, using double spaced paragraphs and at least 12pt font size, on one side of A4 paper. The pages must be numbered and the margins should be at least 2.5 cm wide. The essay should include a table of contents and a bibliography. Each paper must be clearly marked with the student鈥檚 成人大片 number. A word count should be noted on the cover sheet.聽

Assessment Criteria

o聽聽聽 聽level of insight and innovative thought
o聽聽聽 聽depth of analysis and level of critical examination of the issues raised
o聽聽聽 聽clarity of expression
o聽聽聽 聽logical planning and sequence
o聽聽聽 聽evidence of comprehensive research and consideration of the relevant literature
o聽聽聽 聽demonstrated understanding of the comparative law method
o聽聽聽 聽demonstrated understanding of relevant legal materials
o聽聽聽 聽correct application of relevant material
o聽聽聽 聽overall presentation, including correct grammar, spelling and punctuation
o聽聽聽 聽use of resources in formulating the paper including proper acknowledgment and correct referencing

ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES FOR REFERENCING

All written work in the Law school is required to comply with, The Australian Guide to Legal Citation available on . Hard copies of The Australian Guide to Legal Citation are on Reserve in the Law Library and can also be purchased from UniBooks. Please make sure you have looked at this before you submit any written work.

Electronic Submission

Assignments must be handed in electronically by Turnitin. Students must ensure their student number appears on all written work submitted for assessment. Electronic copies of the assignment as handed in must be retained by students. Assignments will be returned electronically. It is also advisable to keep written work after it has been assessed and returned.

Extensions

Extensions are granted at the discretion of Course Coordinator. Extensions beyond the due date are usually only granted in the case of significant unforeseen incapacity.

Students who wish to apply, should apply for an extension by completing the online Application for Extension form (found at . The application must give details of the extent and length of the student’s incapacity, and the length of extension that is requested. The Course Coordinator will email students with the outcome of their request as soon as possible after it is received.

Word Length

Assignments which exceed the allocated length (word length or page limit) will be subject to a penalty of 5% of total marks possible per 100 words or part thereof (ie if a word limit of 3,000, an essay graded 63% will have 5% deducted if it is 3001 words long, for a final grade of 58%, 10% if it is 3101 words long, etc). Words are calculated including all footnotes and headings within the text but excluding cover page information. Quotations and all referencing information are included in the word count.

grade details available at
	HD	D	C	PASS	FAIL
General description	Outstanding or exceptional work in terms of understanding, interpretation and presentation	A very high standard of work which demonstrates originality and insight	Demonstrates a high level of understanding and presentation and a degree of originality and insight	Satisfies the minimum requirements	Fails to satisfy the minimum requirements
Reading	Strong evidence of independent reading beyond core texts and materials	Evidence of reading beyond core texts and materials	Thorough understanding of core texts and materials	Evidence of having read core texts and materials	Very little evidence of having read any of the core texts and materials
Knowledge of topic	Demonstrates insight, awareness and understanding of deeper and more subtle aspects of the topic. Ability to consider topic in the broader context of the discipline	Evidence of an awareness and understanding of deeper and more subtle aspects of the topic	Sound knowledge of principles and concepts	Knowledge of principles and concepts at least adequate to communicate intelligently in the topic and to serve as a basis for further study	Scant knowledge of principles and concepts
Articulation of argument	Demonstrates imagination or flair. Demonstrates originality and independent thought	Evidence of imagination or flair. Evidence of originality and independent thought	Well-reasoned argument based on broad evidence	Sound argument based on evidence	Very little evidence of ability to construct coherent argument
Analytical and evaluative skills	Highly developed analytical and evaluative skills	Clear evidence of analytical and evaluative skills	Evidence of analytical and evaluative skills	Some evidence of analytical and evaluative skills	Very little evidence of analytical and evaluative skills
Problem solving	Ability to solve very challenging problems	Ability to solve non-routine problems	Ability to use and apply fundamental concepts and skills	Adequate problem-solving skills	Very little evidence of problem-solving skills
Expression and presentation appropriate to the discipline	Highly developed skills in expression and presentation.	Well developed skills in expression and presentation.	Good skills in expression and presentation. Accurate and consistent acknowledgement of sources.	Adequate skills in expression and presentation Rudimentary skills in expression and presentation.	Inaccurate and inconsistent acknowledgement of sources.

 

   

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Lex Salus Program

Lex Salus was founded in 2013 by Adelaide Law School Wellbeing officers Ms Corinne Walding, Ms Kellie Toole and Dr Mark Giancaspro and . Lex Salus is an initiative of the Adelaide Law School aimed at raising law student awareness of the importance of mental, physical and nutritional health across all year levels of the degree, and of the various counselling, disability and equity services both within and outside the University that can provide help. Research shows that law students, both in Australia and in many jurisdictions around the world, experience the highest levels of stress, anxiety and depression out of any other discipline. Many do not get enough sleep, maintain a healthy diet or achieve a realistic work/life balance. Making matters worse, they are unwilling or afraid to speak up for fear of feeling 'weak' or because of the negative stigma that attaches to seeking help. Lex Salus is dedicated to tackling these problems head-on.

Counselling Service

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Plagiarism and other forms of cheating

Plagiarism is a serious act of academic misconduct. All students must be familiar with the Adelaide Law School Enrolment Guide, and should note in particular the sections relating to plagiarism, grievance procedures and academic conduct within the Law School and the University.

Plagiarism is a serious matter and is treated as such by the Law School and the University. Please be aware that “academic dishonesty” (which goes beyond plagiarism) can be a ground for a refusal by the Supreme Court of South Australia to refuse to admit a person to practice as a legal practitioner in South Australia.

Academic honesty is an essential aspect of ethical and honest behaviour, which is central to the practice of the law and an understanding of what it is to be a lawyer.