Law of the European Union (LAW310) 2021-22

Semester 1 Summative Assessment

Answer the following question in no more than 2000 words.

‘The EU Treaties do not establish an effective and sufficiently democratic framework to
control the exercise of EU competences. It is therefore not surprising to see some Member
State courts pushing back against the primacy of EU law by asserting their power to review
the legality of EU action.’
Critically discuss.

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Coursework Guidance

1. This coursework will constitute 45% of the module mark. There is a word limit of
2000 words. The penalty in Law is a loss of 1% for every 100 words (or part
thereof) over the set word limit. A 5% tolerance level is applied to word counts. For
example, this means that for an essay with a 3000 word limit you will not be
penalised unless you write more than 3150 words.

2. Please pay attention to the structure and presentation of your work. Write clearly
and simply and spell correctly and ensure that you include both footnotes and a
bibliography. Footnotes count towards the word limit, but the bibliography
does not.

3. You should ensure that all sources are referenced according to the OSCOLA
guidance.

4. The coursework must be your own work. Do not copy other people’s work. Any
quotations must be acknowledged in the text or footnotes or in a bibliography.
Plagiarism and collusion are serious breaches of the examination regulations which
will be penalised in accordance with the Assessment Code of Practice.

5. One electronic copy of the relevant coursework must be submitted by 2pm by the
specified deadline date on the Canvas submission box. You are only required to
submit one electronic copy of your coursework via Canvas. This must be in
Microsoft Word format – that is .doc and .docx or you can submit a PDF file. You are
responsible for submitting the correct file, if you submit a document in error, you will
be allowed one further submission attempt.

6. Handing in coursework to your tutor, putting it under their door, e-mailing a copy or
any other method of distribution will not be acceptable. Work that is not submitted in
the correct manner will not be classed as a submission and will not be marked.

7. Students must make sure they leave sufficient time to submit an electronic copy of
the coursework. You are responsible for ensuring that the course work is submitted
on time. Late penalties will be applied to coursework that is submitted late. Student
should consult Section 6 of the University’s Code of Practice on Assessment which
deals with Late Submission of Coursework.

8. Students are advised to retain a duplicate copy of any submitted assignments.