European Transport Law

A.Y. 2020/2021
6
Max ECTS
42
Overall hours
SSD
IUS/14
Language
Italian
Learning objectives
Aims of the course and expected results:
- Knowledge and understanding of the subjects of the course. Students will be expected to demonstrate an adequate knowledge and understanding of EU transport law.
- Ability to work with principles and provisions. Students will be expected to successfully apply the notions learnt during the course to practical cases, through the study of official documents of the EU and, in particular, the case law of the European Court of Justice.
- Independent thinking. Students will be expected to convincingly debate and put forward arguments with respect to the subjects of the course.
- Legal terminology skills. Students will be expected to express the knowledge acquired during the course in a coherent, well-argued fashion as well as with proper legal terminology.
- Learning skills. Students will be expected to have acquired the basic skills to further develop and update their knowledge of EU transport law, by applying the legislative framework as well as the relevant case law, also at a national level.
Expected learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be expected to have acquired: (i) an adequate knowledge and understanding of EU transport law; (ii) the ability to work with principles and legal rules, as well as to apply the notions learnt to practical cases; (iii) the ability to interpret the legal rules studied and to take properly argued and legally sound positions on the subjects of the course; (iv) a deep knowledge of the legal terminology related to EU law; (v) the basic skills to further develop and update their knowledge of EU transport law.
Single course

This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.

Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Lesson period
First semester
The lessons will take place on Microsoft Teams (synchronous mode), at the scheduled times, and will be recorded and made available on the same platform and on the ARIEL course's website. Information on how to access Microsoft Teams lessons and other instructions will be uploaded to the ARIEL course's website, which is recommended to be consulted regularly.
According to the health situation, in compliance with the relevant regulations, the lessons could also be held in classroom (mixed mode); in such a case, the students will be promptly informed and notified via the ARIEL website of the course.
In any case, the lessons will be recorded and left available to students for the entire duration of the semester.
Program and reference material
The course syllabus and reference material are unchanged.
Learning assessment procedures and assessment criteria
The methods for verifying learning and the assessment criteria will not be subject to changes.
The exam will take place orally on the Microsoft Teams platform.
According to the health situation and the availability of the classrooms and in compliance with the necessary safety conditions, the exam could take place in the classroom.
In any case, the possibility of carrying out the exam remotely will be ensured for students who are unable to move from their place of residence and / or domicile.

More precise indications and updates will be available on the Ariel website of the course, which is therefore recommended to be consulted regularly.
Course syllabus
The course is divided into two parts. The first part aims to provide a general framework of the European Union's common transport policy.
The second part will focus on the in-depth study of the following profiles: competition, safety and the protection of passengers' rights.
The issue of competition will be dealt with under various profiles: a) the liberalization process, between rules of international law and European Union law; b) the external relations of the European Union; c) the analysis of regulatory barriers to market access; d) regulation and access to infrastructure.
The course will then analyze the various aspects relating to the issue of safety and, more generally, the protection of the fundamental rights of passengers. In particular, the following aspects will be addressed: a) security procedures in the international and European Union; b) the prevention of illegal acts.
Ample space will then be devoted to the issue of the liability of carriers in the event of accidents or inefficiencies and, consequently, to the forms of protection guaranteed at international and European level to passengers and, more generally, to consumers.
The topics described above will be analyzed with particular reference to air transport.
The issues described above will be addressed through the study of practical cases, as well as EU and national jurisprudence.
Prerequisites for admission
The course of European Union Law (6 CFU) is preparatory. Students are not admitted to the exam if they don't have previously passed the exam of European Union Law.
Teaching methods
The course will be taught mostly through lectures; they offer a complete picture of the topics above listed; attendance allows the development of the notions and competences required to pass the exam.
Some of the lectures could be taken by scholars, lawyers, experts.
Lectures may be supplemented by seminars and case studies, whose organisation will be reported to the students, so that they can participate.
Attendance of the course is strongly recommended.
Teaching Resources
Preparation for the exam is mostly based on the contents of the lessons and on the additional materials provided to the students during the course.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The final exam will be oral, and the grade will be expressed in thirtieths (/30), with the possibility of attributing honors. The criteria for assessing the oral exam include the correctness of the contents, the clarity of the argumentations put forward, the ability to provide a critical analysis and to work with principles and notions.
IUS/14 - EUROPEAN UNION LAW - University credits: 6
Lessons: 42 hours
Professor(s)
Reception:
Wednesdays, 11.30 am
Wednesdays 11.30 a.m. - 12.30 a.m. by appointment (to be agreed upon by e-mail to [email protected]). MS Teams code: 9qlkref / Section of International and European Union Law of the Department of Italian and Supranational Public Law