SOAS University of London

Open Book Online Examination for Undergraduate students – August /September 2021

TITLE OF PAPER INTRODUCTION TO EU LAW

COURSE CODE 155200069-A20/21

This paper is suitable for current students and all re-entry candidates.

Time Allowed: 48hrs from the release time in BLE

The marks for this paper constitute 70% of the total marks for this course.

Suggested word count per each question is 1750-2100.

Instructions:

Answer 2 of the following 6 questions.

Students are advised to keep to expected word counts, but coursework policy on overlength
does not apply.

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Answer 2 of the following 6 questions.

1. “Human rights are not in themselves a source of new competences for the European
Union, but they constitute a well-established source of legally binding obligations as
general principles of the Union’s law.”

Discuss.

2. “The preliminary ruling procedure is an instrument to secure legal unity. The

procedure is all about the relationship between courts and not a direct avenue for
individuals’ action.”

Discuss.

3. “Brexit has ended the membership of the United Kingdom to the European Union and
this has serious consequences for individual rights, including the right of freedom of
movement.”

Discuss.

4. “Subsidiarity and proportionality are paramount principles of European Union law. If

those principles are not employed in the European Union law making process,
European Union Institutions might act ultra vires.”

Discuss.

5. “Union citizenship is destined to be the fundamental status of nationals of the

Member States.”

Discuss.

6. “European Union Member States have tacitly endorsed the doctrine of supremacy
put forward by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) (formerly the
European Court of Justice, ECJ).”

Discuss.

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