Duration
20h Th
Number of credits
| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of Law, Political Science and Criminology) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Substitute(s)
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The lectures will be organised along three main chapters.
The first chapter will be devoted to the main actors and the decision-making process of the European Union. It will focus on the different actors and the strategies they intend to develop within the EU.
The second chapter will be dedicated to the analysis of the scope of competencies that are actually being held by the European Union. This will include a presentation of general principles of EU functioning, i.e. the principle of subsidiary and the principle of attribution. In addition, an in-depth study of competencies, as well as practical examples of their implementation, will be provided.
The third chapter will intend to provide an insight into the Common Foreign and Security Policy. History, mechanisms, evolution, and prospects for the future will be at the heart of the study of the capacity and ambitions of the European Union to project itself as a powerful actor on the international stage. It will allow the possibility also to be introduced to and discuss the notions of "security" and "defence" in the European context.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The course's objective will be to analyse and explain the main elements of European policies and décision making process, such as:
- EU competencies;
- EU legal principles (conferral; subsidiarity; sincere cooperation; competence sharing, etc) ;
- EU actors (who does what) ;
- the balance of power of these actors in the institutional framework of the different EU policies.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex-cathedra lectures and periodic sessions of comprehension questions to facilitate the assimilation of the contents seen
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Additional information:
First semester course. Two hours of lecture per week.
Face-to-face lectures but virtual sessions may be organised.
Recommended or required readings
Slides will be provided after each lecture on eCampus
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
Oral exam.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
e.caponetti@uliege.be
qmichel@uliege.be