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After this course:
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the student has acquired an in-depth understanding of specific subfields of EU law.
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the student is able to speak authoritatively on the current legal challenges in these subfields.
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the student is able to formulate his own position, and back this up with sound argumentation.
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the student is able to locate the subfields within the wider structure of European Law.
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the student has acquired the skills to familiarize him-/herself in a short time-span with specific subfields of European law.
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in the thesis module, the student has learned how to write a solid and convincing research proposal and will further familiarize him-/herself with legal-scientific methods.
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in the other modules, the student has learned to quickly familiarize him-/herself with new legal topics and problems.
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in the other modules, the student has learned and to analyze these new legal topics in a short period of time. In doing so, he/she will acquire, or further develop, different skills such as finding relevant sources of information, analyzing case-law and other legal and policy documents, connecting theory and practice, conducting negotiations, writing memoranda, presenting findings, orally defending arguments, and evaluating and giving feedback to other students’ work.
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In application of article 50 TEU, the United Kingdom has notified the European Council of its intention to leave the European Union. The students will be divided into small groups representing a Member State or an EU Institution. The students will negotiate several sectorial aspects of the future agreement mentioned in article 50 TEU following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. The participants will first write a position paper elaborating the position of the State or institution they represent (reflecting the interests of the State/institution concerned and based on legal argumentation). During the last week the actual negotiations exercise will take place.
An alternative way to take this module is for students who are participating in the oral rounds of the European Law moot court. They follow an intense training, focusing on their skills to present legal arguments and to improvise, by a team of Moot court trainers, followed by the actual oral rounds in a city in Europe or the US. They will be graded on the basis of their overall performance.
General information
In period 3 you will follow 5 modules on topics of European law. Period 3 is divided into 3 sub-periods of three weeks each. For each of the sub-periods you need to choose one or two modules from the modules offered in that sub-period. A sixth module, which is compulsory, regards the Research and Thesis Trajectory (RTT), and starts already in period 1. This module must be completed before starting the actual writing of the thesis in period 4. One week in period 3 is dedicated entirely to the RTT and no capita selecta teaching is scheduled during that week. For more information on this module, see the separate information document on Blackboard. Each of modules equals 2,5 ECTS.
The modules allow you to submerge yourself into a specific area of European Union law in a small-scale setting. It is an intense form of education, aimed at deepening your knowledge in a specific field of EU law and at developing a wide range of skills which will be important for your professional career. This means that none of the modules will be concluded by an exam. Instead, you will be tested in other ways. You might have to write a position paper, a case note, a weblog, a policy advice paper or you may be tested on the basis of a presentation or your input in a negotiating exercise.
If you fail one of the modules, you may not repair your grade within that module. Instead, a reparation module will be offered in period 4. The content and approach of that module will be announced at the end of period 3. If you fail more than one module, you will have to take the Capita Selecta course the next year.
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