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    SOAS University of London

    Open Book Online Examination for Undergraduate students – May/June 2022

    TITLE OF PAPER INTRODUCTION TO EU LAW


    COURSE CODE 155200069-A21/22

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

    Time Allowed: 24hrs from the release time in BLE

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

    Suggested total word limit:


    2400

    Suggestion word limit per question:


    1200

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    Instructions:

    Answer TWO of the following SIX questions.

    Each answer must be approximately 1200 words. Students are advised to keep to expected
    word counts, but coursework policies on overlength does not apply.

    1. “The right of citizens to have their voices heard and influence policies and legislative
    measures is at the core of democracy and good governance.”

    Discuss the democratic legitimacy of the European Union.

    2. “One of the distinctive features of the European Union (EU) is that its institutions were
    vested with real powers to achieve the objectives defined in the constitutive treaties. The
    balance of power between the EU institutions has evolved since its inception and, it had
    to, because of the massive expansion of competencies and policies and the overall
    progression of European integration.”

    Discuss.

    3. “The requirement that all Courts and Tribunals in the European Union (EU) Member
    States are free to refer questions of EU law to the Court of Justice of the European
    Union (CJEU) poses a problem for the national systems of precedent.”

    Discuss.

    4. “The externalisation of the European Union Border control is said to be putting human
    rights at risk.”

    Discuss.

    5. “The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (CFREU) offers a limited
    scope for protection of human rights.”

    Discuss.

    6. “Indirect effect has now become the single most significant doctrine in the judicial
    application of European Union law by national courts.”

    Discuss.

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