ECTS: 5

1 semester

This course concerns the structure and functioning of  European Union Courts which includes not only the study of the organs of this nature, but also their functioning in the European Multilevel system, which leads to interrelate their competences with those of European Union Member States courts, where appropriate.

The Court of Justice interprets EU law guaranteeing an uniform application in all EU Member States. Both, its composition and functions are complex but the establishment of a jurisdiction in the EU is one of its most important features. Through this course, students have to meet a knowledge of the jurisdictional structure in the European Union by studying the European Court of Justice: concept, structure and functions; the General Court: concept, structure and roles; and roles and relationships of both of them with internal organs of EU Member States.

This Official Master on the European Union offers students a high-level academic education that allows them to achieve optimum conditions to develop their professional and academic career. It is intended to provide students with a high-level training that will place them in optimal conditions to work in professional or academic enviroments.

The fundamental role of this type of degrees in European Union countries is a consequence of the central place a college education must have for a better understanding of the process of integration. For this reason, the different degrees in European Union Studies are a priority for the European institutions and Member States, among which UNED is not an exception.