Public International and EU/EEA Law (BRV225)

The focus of this course is on important international legal institutions, the interaction between these and the relation with domestic legislation. The course provides knowledge of key rules and principles within the legal areas of international public law and EU / EEA law. How does EU law become EEA law? What is the interaction betaween the fundamental freedoms in the EU/EEA law and domestic legislation. Can states that have not been attacked resort to weapons to defend another state? These are just some of the many interesting questions that will be discussed in this course.


Course description for study year 2024-2025. Please note that changes may occur.

Facts

Course code

BRV225

Version

1

Credits (ECTS)

15

Semester tution start

Spring

Number of semesters

1

Exam semester

Spring

Language of instruction

English

Content

The course deals with important topics and issues of international public law and EU / EEA law and the interaction with domestic law.

International public law deals with the relationship between states, and states and international organizations. The connection between the subjects is partly due to the fact that obligations under international law are largely based on decisions made pursuant to rules of the national constitution and that international obligations are of great importance in national law in various ways.

The EU /EEA law part of the course explores both the internal and external dimensions of EU/EEA. The course will focus on the main objectives, principles, and values of the EU and EEA, how the institutions of the EU, EFTA, and EEA and how interact, including how EU/EEA law becomes part of domestic law. In addition to these objects and principles and legal institutions of the EU/EEA, an important part of the course is the EU/EEA internal market and the rules governing the four freedoms (goods, persons, capital, and establishment), including the relevance of case law from the ECJ and the EFTA court.

Learning outcome

After completing the course, students are expected to have acquired the following knowledge and skills.

Knowledge:

Within international law, the candidate must have good knowledge of:

  1. what characterizes international law as a legal system
  2. the sources of law in international law and the method of international law, including the interpretation of treaties
  3. how rules of international law are created and changed, including the rules on the conclusion of treaties
  4. subjects of international law
  5. what characterizes a state and the rules of state territory and jurisdiction
  6. the rules on state use of force and intervention
  7. key actors in international law, with special emphasis on the UN, the purposes and principles on which the UN is based, and the competence of the Security Council

In EU / EEA law, the candidate must have good knowledge of:

  1. The main objectives, principles, and values of the EU and EEA
  2. The institutions of the EU, EFTA, and EEA and how they interact, including how EU/EEA law becomes part of domestic law
  3. The EU/EEA internal market and the rules governing the four freedoms (goods, persons, capital, and establishment)
  4. The relevance of case law from the ECJ and the EFTA court

Skills

In all subject areas, the candidate should be able to:

  • identify, analyze, discuss and take a position on practical and theoretical legal issues based on recognized legal method
  • analyze the legal argumentation in court decisions in the light of the recognized method in the relevant area of ​​law
  • convey independent legal work both in writing and orally, and interact with others professionally

Required prerequisite knowledge

None

Recommended prerequisites

BRV105 Public administrative law I, BRV120 Legal method I, HHEXFAC Introduction to law

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid
Written School exam 1/1 6 Hours Letter grades

Coursework requirements

Compulsory assignment

Mandatory assignment is a group assignment.

Further information about the assignment will be provided on Canvas. Deadline are set at the start of the course.

Course teacher(s)

Course coordinator:

Eivind Furuseth

Study Program Director:

Lana Bubalo

Method of work

The language of instruction is English. And the assignment and exam must be written and answered in English.

Overlapping courses

Course Reduction (SP)
Norwegian and international legal institutions (BRV200_1) 10

Open for

Law - bachelor's degree program

Course assessment

There must be an early dialogue between the course supervisor, the student union representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital subject evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.

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