Европейская политика, право и институты

Магистратура 2024/2025

Статус: Курс по выбору (Международные отношения: европейские и азиатские исследования)

Направление: 41.04.05. Международные отношения

Кто читает: Департамент международных отношений

Где читается: Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики

Формат изучения: без онлайн-курса

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Романова Татьяна Алексеевна

Прогр. обучения: Международные отношения: европейские и азиатские исследования

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 6

Контактные часы: 64

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Abstract

The course “EU Politics, Law and Institutions” provides comprehensive knowledge of the set-up and functioning of the European Union, its evolution as well as formal and informal ways of interaction between member states and institutions. In particular, it introduces main institutions and bodies of the EU, their structures and modes of operation; it examines the decision-making in the EU as well as ways of representing interests and influencing decision-making; it studies the judicial system of the EU; it analyses the documents, related to the functioning of various EU institutions and bodies. The course applies neoinstitutional theoretical approaches to the study of the EU institutions, bodies and decision-making procedures as well as makes use of legal analysis. As a result it creates a firm basis for further independent work of students with the EU's institutions, structures and decision-making processes.

Learning Objectives

The goal of the course “EU Politics, Law and Institutions” is to provide a comprehensive knowledge of the set-up and functioning of the European Union, its evolution as well as formal and informal ways of interaction between member states and institutions.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Analyzes the composition and the way of formation of the European Commission and the principles of its operation.
Analyzes the main principles applicable to the EU.
Analyzes the origin of the concept of Europeanisation and plurality of its meaning
Analyzes the plurality of interests, affected by legislative changes of the European Union.
Analyzes the problems and perspectives of flexible cooperation and its application.
Analyzes the role of the EU judicial system in the history of European integration.
Analyzes the two-pillar structure of EU external relations and assess its coordination
Assesses the changes in the management of the euro-zone after the financial crisis of 2008
Assesses the direct and indirect challenge of EU acts.
Assesses the direct effects as the essential qualities of EU law
Assesses the directives as a source of EU law and its unique properties and their examples.
Assesses the European Court of Justice and its role in the construction of the single legal system.
Assesses the evolution of cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs.
Assesses the evolution of the institution and the effects of its reforms.
Assesses the possible problems and perspectives of the EU.
Assesses the role of the European Council in the management of the EU: theory and practice.
Assesses the significance and functions of the references for preliminary ruling procedure.
Characterizes the structure of EU law and the founding treaties as a constitutive basis of the EU.
Defines neoinstitutionalism as the key paradigm.
Defines the basic concept of realism and its branches
Defines the concept of EU and state policy of EU member states and their preferences
Defines the functional nature and the main principles of EU
Defines the functions of the European Parliament
Defines the main Instruments of the ESCB and its functions.
Defines the main reasons for creation of the European Investment Bank, its organization and main functions.
Defines the main steps of the history of the Court of Auditors of the EU and the EU's Anti-Fraud Office and their main functions.
Distinguishes the evolution of the budgetary procedure: institutional aspects, from intergovernmental to communitarian type of decision-making.
Distinguishes the main reasons and history of independent agencies in the world and in the EU
Measures the main functions of Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions and their main principles.

Course Contents

Introduction. How does the EU work? A System Approach
States and their interests: internal political preferences and their rationale
Neoinstitutionaism in studying EU bodies and procedures
Problems of integration, europeanisation and transnationalisation of political process
The EU's nature and key competences. Principles regulating the relations between EU institutions and member-states
Inter-Institutional Relations
European Council
European Commission
European Parliament
Council of the European Union
EU Judicial System
Other Bodies of Control: Court of Auditors, OLAF, Ombudsman
Economic and Social Committee. Committee of Regions. Multi-Level Governance
European Investment Bank
EU Agencies and Network Governance
EU law subject matter, essential qualities of EU Law (primacy, direct effect, direct applicability)
Structure and sources of EU Law. Significance of the Lisbon Treaty
Law-Making in the EU and the Problem of Interest Representation
Direct effect of directives
EU Budget Procedure and Financial Planning. Inter-Institutional Agreements
Macroeconomic Coordination and the Problem of Soft Integration
Economic and Monetary Union: Institutions and Decision-Making
EU External Relations: Decision-Making
The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: Decision-Making
Delegated and Implementing Acts
Direct challenge of EU acts
Indirect challenge of EU acts. Reference for preliminary ruling procedure.
Flexible / Enhanced Integration: Advantages and Problems
The Future of the European Union

Assessment Elements

Workshop work
Essay
Presentation
Exam
The retake procedure is similar to the handover procedure, it takes place as part of a regular retake in September of this year. or at other times of the additional session established by the rules of the Higher School of Economics.

Interim Assessment

2024/2025 2nd module
0.1 * Essay + 0.6 * Exam + 0.12 * Presentation + 0.18 * Workshop work

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

The institutions of the European Union / ed. by John Peterson and Michael Shackleton. (2012). Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.36716891X
Европейское право : учебник и практикум для академического бакалавриата / А. И. Абдуллин [и др.] ; под редакцией А. И. Абдуллина, Ю. С. Безбородова. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2019. — 238 с. — (Бакалавр. Академический курс). — ISBN 978-5-534-03326-7. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/433187 (дата обращения: 28.08.2023).
Европейское право. Право Европейского Союза и прав. обеспеч. защиты прав человека: Учебник / Рук. авт. колл. и отв. ред. Л.М.Энтин - 3 изд., пересмотр. и доп. - М.: Норма: НИЦ Инфра-М, 2012-960с.: 60x90 1/16.(п) ISBN 978-5-91768-309-6 - Режим доступа: http://znanium.com/catalog/product/368071
Право Европейского Союза и практика Суда Европейского Союза : учеб. пособие, Энтин, К. В., 2015
Право Европейского Союза и практика Суда Европейского Союза: Учебное пособие / Энтин К.В. - М.:Юр.Норма, НИЦ ИНФРА-М, 2015. - 240 с.: 60x90 1/16 (Обложка) ISBN 978-5-91768-544-1 - Режим доступа: http://znanium.com/catalog/product/478768

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Европейское право. Отрасли права Европейского Союза и Евразийского экономического союза : учебник / рук. авт. кол. и отв. ред. Л. М. Энтин, М. Л. Энтин. — Москва : Норма : ИНФРА-М, 2020.-416с. - Текст : электронный. - URL: http://znanium.com/catalog/product/1055870

Authors

ROMANOVA TATYANA ALEKSEEVNA

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