6 ECTS credits
150 u studietijd

Aanbieding 2 met studiegidsnummer 4016133FNR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.

Semester
1e semester
Inschrijving onder examencontract
Niet mogelijk
Beoordelingsvoet
Beoordeling (0 tot 20)
2e zittijd mogelijk
Ja
Inschrijvingsvereisten
De student is ingeschreven in een traject waar het opleidingsonderdeel voorkomt.
Onderwijstaal
Engels
Onder samenwerkingsakkoord
Onder uitwisselingsakkoord mbt studiedelen
Faculteit
Faculteit Recht en Criminologie
Verantwoordelijke vakgroep
Publiek recht
Onderwijsteam
Evelien Timbermont (titularis)
Onderdelen en contacturen
18 contacturen Hoorcollege
Inhoud

The course “European Labour and Employment Law” constitutes an introduction to the Employment Policy (Title IX TFEU) and Social Policy (Title IX) of the European Union. It also seeks to construe the impact of these and other European policies and underlying fundamental economic freedoms on the social acquis at national level. The connection with international law will also be addressed.

In its institutional part, the course deals with such topics as: the linking between European Union law and the labour law of the Member States through an analysis of primary law (cf. positive versus negative integration), the role of the Council of the European Union as ‘legislator’ often in co-operation with the European Parliament, the so-called social partners (European Social Dialogue) and the Court of Justice of the European Union; the legal force and the enforcement of European labour and employment law (cf. direct effect-doctrine); etc.

In its substantive part, the course deals with some selected issues of European labour and employment law taking into account relevant secondary EU law and case law of the CJEU. Examples include occupational health and safety, working time, atypical work, equal treatment in employment, etc. As suggested above, the objective of this course is therefore not to study the material labour law of the European Union in an indepth or exhaustive way.

The lectures are accompanied by group discussions, giving the student the opportunity to reflect critically on various topical issues. In preparation, the student analyses the material provided by the lecturer.

Studiemateriaal
Praktisch cursusmateriaal (Vereist) : Reading materials for the group discussions provided by the lecturer
Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Vereist) : A substantial powerpoint presentation
Cursustekst (Vereist) : The lecturer provides a reader with the most relevant legal sources (Treaties, directives, case law, doctrinal contributions, etc.)
Bijkomende info

Active participation during the lectures is mandatory.

Leerresultaten

General competencies

  • Students have a specialised overview of EU employment law, i.e. the primary and secondary employment and labour law established by the European Union;
  • Students are familiarised with the historical development, the sources, the contents, the legal force and the enforcement of European employment and labour law;
  • Students know and understand the relationship between national, European and international law;
  • Students understand how legal rules come into existence and evolve and they can report on and critically assess these developments, in particular as regards the recent case law of the CJEU;
  • Students are able to autonomously carry out research on topical issues of European labour and employment law and report on their findings in a thorough paper.

Beoordelingsinformatie

De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
ZELF Paper bepaalt 80% van het eindcijfer

Andere bepaalt 20% van het eindcijfer

Binnen de categorie ZELF Paper dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

  • Paper met een wegingsfactor 80 en aldus 80% van het totale eindcijfer.

Binnen de categorie Andere dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

  • Groepsdiscussies met een wegingsfactor 20 en aldus 20% van het totale eindcijfer.

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie

Evaluation is based on:
(i) a written paper (80%) and (ii) the evaluation of the preparation of and the participation in the group discussions (20%).

The grade obtained in the first examination period (in January) for the "group discussion" module is final. Consequently, there will be no second examination period (in August) for this component. 

Toegestane onvoldoende
Kijk in het aanvullend OER van je faculteit na of een toegestane onvoldoende mogelijk is voor dit opleidingsonderdeel.

Academische context

Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in de rechten: Dual Master in Comparative Corporate and Financial Law
Master in de rechten: burgerlijk en procesrecht
Master in de rechten: criminologie
Master in de rechten: economisch recht
Master in de rechten: fiscaal recht
Master in de rechten: internationaal en Europees recht
Master in de rechten: publiek recht
Master in de rechten: sociaal recht
Master in de rechten: strafrecht
Master in de rechten: Law and Technology
Master in het sociaal recht: Standaard traject
Master in het internationaal en Europees recht: Standaard traject