European Legal Studies Södertörn University

Overview

Programme outcomes

Upon completion of the European Legal Studies program from Södertörn University student will have:

Knowledge and understanding

On completion of the course, the student is able to:

• Describe in detail the European legislative procedure for a specific legal act and the implementation of this act in the Swedish legal system
• Describe in detail the on-going Europeanisation process, in particular with regard to the principles of good administration
• In depth report for the principles of Good Administration originated from the European legal order
• Independently explain concepts of Public Law such as institutional and procedural autonomy, substantive and procedural principles

On completion of the course, the student is able to:

• Independently apply legal methods in order to analyse intricate questions related to the europeanisation of Public Law
• On the basis of a European legal act provide a analysis of the relationship between EU law and Swedish law with focus on the principles of Good Administration
• Structure, systematise and report the results of a legal analysis
• On the basis of legal documents write a report which in a structured manner synthetises and analyses information
• Conduct qualified judicial inquiries focusing on the relationship between EU law and national administrative law in a timely manner
• Conduct analytical reasoning on the relationship between Community law and Swedish law in concrete cases, with an emphasis on the principles of good administration
• Orally and in writing in English, academically and in a popular manner, account for complex questions related to the europeanisation of Public Law
• Identify legal fields of relevance for the issue of the principles of good administration where there is a need for further research