European Union Law: Coursework
European Union Law - Module Code: LL5188
Summative assessment - Coursework
As indicated in your handbook, you will need to complete, as part of the summative assessments designed for this module, an INDIVIDUAL piece of coursework that will count for 40% of the marks available for the summative assessment component of the Module (the other 60% will come from the written examination in April/May 2014).
This coursework should be submitted no later than 9 am. Monday 3rd February 2014.
Submission should be made ELECTRONICALLY ONLY to the Turn-it in box, available on StudySpace (in the folder ‘assignments’).
Below are the instructions for the completion and submission of the coursework as well as for receiving feedback. These are also available on StudySpace (in the folder ‘assignments’).
i. Coursework instructions
Answer the following question:
“It follows that the evolutionary nature of the doctrine of supremacy is necessarily bi-dimensional. One dimension is the elaboration of the parameters of the doctrine by the European Court. But its full reception, the second dimension, depends on its incorporation into the constitutional orders of the Member States and its affirmation by their supreme courts”.
Joseph Weiler, The Community System: the Dual Character of Supranationalism (1981) 1(1) Yearbook of European Law 267-306.
With reference to case-law, and to the current situation in at least two Member States, explain and critically analyse this statement. What implications would the Member States’ reluctance to incorporate the doctrine of supremacy into their constitutional orders have for the consistency and effectiveness of EU law?
Maximum word limit: 2500 words. The bibliography and footnotes do not count as part of the maximum page limit.
ii. Assessment criteria:
The marking criteria are included in Studying Law at Kingston and are available on StudySpace (in ‘assignments’). In accordance with these criteria, the following factors will
Summative assessment - Coursework
As indicated in your handbook, you will need to complete, as part of the summative assessments designed for this module, an INDIVIDUAL piece of coursework that will count for 40% of the marks available for the summative assessment component of the Module (the other 60% will come from the written examination in April/May 2014).
This coursework should be submitted no later than 9 am. Monday 3rd February 2014.
Submission should be made ELECTRONICALLY ONLY to the Turn-it in box, available on StudySpace (in the folder ‘assignments’).
Below are the instructions for the completion and submission of the coursework as well as for receiving feedback. These are also available on StudySpace (in the folder ‘assignments’).
i. Coursework instructions
Answer the following question:
“It follows that the evolutionary nature of the doctrine of supremacy is necessarily bi-dimensional. One dimension is the elaboration of the parameters of the doctrine by the European Court. But its full reception, the second dimension, depends on its incorporation into the constitutional orders of the Member States and its affirmation by their supreme courts”.
Joseph Weiler, The Community System: the Dual Character of Supranationalism (1981) 1(1) Yearbook of European Law 267-306.
With reference to case-law, and to the current situation in at least two Member States, explain and critically analyse this statement. What implications would the Member States’ reluctance to incorporate the doctrine of supremacy into their constitutional orders have for the consistency and effectiveness of EU law?
Maximum word limit: 2500 words. The bibliography and footnotes do not count as part of the maximum page limit.
ii. Assessment criteria:
The marking criteria are included in Studying Law at Kingston and are available on StudySpace (in ‘assignments’). In accordance with these criteria, the following factors will