European Union Law Seminar
Law 811
University of Baltimore School of Law
Syllabus—January 13, 2016
SPRING 2016: Wednesday 9:00 AM to 11:45AM
Professor Maxeiner
Office telephone: 410 837-4628
Cell phone: 914 573-2936
e-mail: jmaxener@ubalt.edu
Office: CICL 528
Office Hours
Tuesdays 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM and by appointment.
Course Books (Required)
Margot Horspool & Matthew Humphreys, European Union law, 8th ed. (Oxford, 2014).
Blackstone's EU Treaties & Legislation 2015-2016 (Oxford, 2015).
Course Web Pages
I have created a TWEN page. To access it, you must register at the WestLaw/TWEN site
(http://www.lawschool.westlaw.com). It will contain the current calendar of assignments.
Course Description
The course will examine the fundamentals of the legal system of the European Union, both
to help students deal with the Union and people in its Member States, as well as to see in it
alternatives to American federalism and law generally. Students will write seminar papers.
Course Requirements
European Union Law Seminar is a three-credit limited enrollment elective course. Class attendance is mandatory. Students who miss more than three class sessions, excused or unexcused, may not be permitted to submit a paper. Students are required to write a research
paper in particle fulfillment of the course requirements. The paper must have a minimum
length of not less that 25 pages plus notes. There is no maximum limitation.
Students may write on any topic of their choice as long as it is within the scope of the subject matter of the course and is approved by the Professor. Please submit papers via TWEN
or by email by the last day of classes, April 25. Students may also submit their papers to the
CICL Paper Competition.
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Seminar Paper Schedule
January 27
February 24
March 23
April 13 + 20
April 25
Scope note (topic choice)
Outline and Preliminary Bibliography
First Draft
Presentations
Final paper due (last day of classes)
We will discuss the content and mechanics of seminar papers at the January 13 class. (1)
The Topic choice requires communication with the Professor. (2) The Outline should contain the working title and describe how you will organize your paper in sections and subsections. (3) The First Draft should be a paper that you consider well-researched and well
written. We will meet to discuss it. (4) Students are to present their papers on the two last
class days. They are to provide sumamries of their papers beforehand and will be assigned
to comment on one paper of another student. The comment should show understanding of
the topic and provide insights.
Tentative Course Coverage Schedule
Below is a list of text coverage with approximate dates. Exact assignments will be posted to
the TWEN calendar in advance.
Date
Jan 13
Text
Chaps. 1 & 2
Feb 17
Feb 24
Mar 2
Topic
Introduction, Paper Discussion, History,
The constitutional base of the Union
The Institutions of the Community
The Union legal system
The European Courts
General principles of law, Charter of Fundamental
Rights, European Court of Human Rights
Doctrines of European Union law
Public enforcement of Union law
Free movement of Goods
Mar 9
Mar 16
Mar 23
Mar 30
April 6
April 13
April 20
April 25
April 27
Free movement of Services and Persons
SPRING BREAK
Students’ or Professor’s Choice
Students’ or Professor’s Choice
Students’ or Professor’s Choice
Student Presentations and Comments
Student Presentations and Comments
LAST DAY OF LAW SCHOOL CLASSES
SCHEDULED MAKE UP DAY
Chaps. 11&12
Jan 20
Jan 27
Feb 3
Feb 10
GRADING IS ON THE NEXT PAGE
Chap. 3
Chap. 5
Chap. 4
Chap. 6
Chap. 7
Chap. 8
Chaps. 9 & 10
Paper
Scope Note
Outline
First Draft
Presentation
Presentation
Final Paper
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Grading:
(1) Final paper: 75%: The paper will be graded in insights, organization, thoroughness of
research, quality of writing and level of analysis.
(2) Presentation of paper 10%: The presentation should be informative and interesting.
(3) Comment 5%: The comment should show understanding of the paper and give insights.
(4) Class participation ± 10%. This is a seminar. You are expected to be prepared and participate in every class. Those who are active participants in every class will get 10% for
class participation. Those or are not prepared, surf or phone may be penalized 10%.
Appendix
The seminar paper satisfies one of the law school legal writing graduation requirements. The technical aspects
of that requirement are on the school Internet site. Relevant portions are below.
LEGAL WRITING REQUIREMENTS (Scholarly)
The School of Law's upper-level writing requirements may be fulfilled by the completion of two research and writing
projects. One project should be written during the second year (second or third year for evening students) and the
other during the third year (fourth year for evening students). One writing requirement (scholarly) must be met by
submission of an acceptable law review or journal article or by submission of a research paper which meets the definition set forth in the Advanced Legal Research course description (Subject to variation depending upon the faculty
member, student, and topic, it is suggested that the paper format be that of a law review comment with footnotes; that
it have a length of not less than 25 pages; and that the process of developing it include the scheduling of discussion
and review of written scope notes, outlines, and drafts, as well as the final product) and earns a grade of C or higher
in a designated course listed below, or in Advanced Legal Research.
LAW 811 European Union Law Seminar 3 credits
An examination of the development and legal structure of the European community with emphasis on lawmaking by directives, regulations, and Court of Justice decisions. Topics include the litigation process in the
European Union; regulating the free movement of goods, services, labor, and capital; internal community policies on harmonization of national laws; business competition law; external trade practices and relations with
non-European Union nations; and the future direction and aspirations of the member states of the European
Union.
LAW 701 Advanced Legal Research 2 credits
This course is designed to encourage and offer opportunity for independent research of high calibre by the
student. Credit is conditioned upon the completion of an acceptable research paper on some topic approved in
writing prior to registration by the Faculty Coordinator for Advanced Legal Research and by the faculty member under whose supervision the paper is to be prepared. Subject to variation depending upon the faculty
member, student, and topic, it is suggested that the paper format be that of a law review comment with footnotes; that it have a length of not less than 25 pages; and that the process of developing it include the scheduling of discussion and review of written scope notes, outlines, and drafts, as well as the final product. This
course may not be taken during the summer session. However, this does not preclude a student's undertaking
unsupervised research and background reading during the summer. This course is limited to two credits
which may be awarded once during a law student's enrollment. Double credit will not be awarded for the
same paper submitted in another course. …