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Europe and the law
Please note: this course will close on 16th June 2022. You can continue to study this course up until this date.
With this free course, Europe and the law, you will gain a basic understanding of EU law and the interaction between EU and domestic law. It will provide a brief explanation of the European Convention on Human Rights and other European legislation, as well as the background to such institutions as the European Council, the European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Court of Justice.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- have a basic understanding of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
- have an understanding of the European Union (EU)
- acquire a basic knowledge about the EU institutions
- acquire an understanding of the sources of EU law
- acquire a knowledge of the interaction between EU law and domestic law.
First Published: 10/08/2012
Updated: 01/04/2016
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John Charlesworth - 3 September 2019 4:53pm
My interest in this course came from media and parliamentary pre-occupation with the European Union. But it also put into context with my previous work. Previously I represented Uk policy at ICAO meetings in Europe and this course proved interesting. It brought out the backdrop as to how the UK fits in and how we got to where we were (up to 2004 when it became 27 member States). It shows how democratic or otherwise the EU was constitue: and where problems have occured and why. I enjoyed the course.
John Charlesworth - 10 December 2020 3:20pm
Interesting that we are now 21 days away from the January 1st deadline with , what seems, many sticking points remaining to any deal. Anthony Stainer points out: this course pre-dates the Lisbon Treaty. Did that Treaty live up to expectations?