Module title

EU Law and the UK

CRN

39236

Level

5

Assessment title

Short Answer Questions

Weighting within module

This assessment is worth 40% of the overall module mark.

Module Leader/Assessment set by

Dr Yvonne Mellon

Office: Maxwell Building 324

Email: Y.E.Mellon@salford.ac.uk

Submission deadline date and time

Submission Date:

The submission deadline is Monday 24^th February 2025 by no later than 16:00. Any submission received after 16:00 (even if only by a few seconds will be considered as late).

For coursework assessments only: students with a Reasonable Adjustment Plan (RAP) or Carer Support Plan should check your plan to see if an extension to this submission date has been agreed.

How to submit

You should submit your assessment on the module Blackboard page.

As the University will mark assessments anonymously where this is possible, please use your student roll number and not your name on your submission.

Assessment task details and instructions

Answer all of the Following Questions:

Institutions of the EU

1. Name the three legislative Institutions of the EU, explain the membership of those bodies and the interest they represent in the law-making process (Max 100 words, 10 Marks)

Law Making

2. Which Article of the Treaty describes the measures of secondary law the institutions can adopt, and what are those measures? (Max 50 Words, 5 Marks).

3. Explain the Special Legislative Procedures and evaluate the implications of using the Special Legislative Procedures on the balance of power between EU institutions. (Max 600 words, 35 Marks)

4. Explain what the democratic deficit is in the context of the European Union. To what extent have reforms to the Treaty on European Union and the Lisbon Treaty sufficiently addressed the democratic deficit? (Maximum 800 words, 50 Marks)

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Criteria

40-49Adequate

Demonstrated adequate knowledge of the subject area but will be limited in breadth and/or depth of knowledge and understanding. The relevant issues and principles have been correctly identified and some discussion had been provided. There will be errors or omissions in the answer. The discussion will mainly be descriptive in nature with limited use of relevant case law. Use of referencing and OSCOLA may be poor.

50-59Fair

Demonstrated fair knowledge of the subject area. Discussions surrounding the questions posed will demonstrate competent understanding of the areas assessed. Many of the main issues and principles will have been correctly identified and discussed with a reasonable level of critical discussion where required by the questions. There may still be a few errors or omissions. The discussion may still be descriptive at times but there will be a fair use of case law and perhaps academic sources, there may be gaps. Use of referencing and OSCOLA will be competent with some errors.

60-69Good

Demonstrated a good knowledge of subject area. Discussions surrounding the questions posed will demonstrate good understanding of the areas assessed. The majority of the main issues and principles will have been correctly identified and discussed with a good level of critical discussion where required by the questions, there should be few errors or omissions. The answer should identify and discuss the relevant case law and include some academic sources. Use of referencing and OSCOLA should be good with few errors.

70-79Very Good

Demonstrated a very good knowledge of the subject area. Discussions surrounding the questions posed will demonstrate a very good level of understanding of the areas assessed. All of the main issues and principles will have been correctly identified and discussed with a very good level of critical discussion where required by the questions, there should be virtually no errors or omissions. The answer should identify and discuss the relevant case law and include academic sources with a very good level of understanding and analysis. Use of referencing and OSCOLA should be very good with few errors.

80+ - Excellent

Demonstrated an excellent knowledge of the subject area. Discussions surrounding the questions posed will demonstrate an excellent understanding of the areas assessed. All of the main issues and principles will have been correctly identified and discussed with an excellent level of critical discussion where required by the questions, there should be no errors or omissions. The answer should identify and discuss the relevant case law and include academic sources with a very good level of understanding and analysis. Use of referencing and OSCOLA should be excellent with limited or no mistakes.

Knowledge and Understanding

Practical, Professional or Subject Specific Skills

Assessed intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:

1. Describe the institutions of the EU

2. Critically assess the way in which those institutions make legislation

3. Explain the, sometimes controversial effects of the EUs institutional arrangements and legislative processes in the context of democracy in the EU.

On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:

4. Identify legal and critical sources relevant to European Union Law.

5. Apply those sources to the construction of a legal argument relating to the public law of the EU.

6. Effectively employ research and cognitive skills to identify, manage and evaluate relevant legal information sources.

7.Communicate the results of your study/work accurately and reliably, and with structured and coherent arguments.

9. Identify and use appropriate referencing skills.

Employability Skills developed / demonstrated

You will develop a range of employability skills sought by employers through each assessment.

Through this assessment will have an opportunity to develop and demonstrate the following employability skills:

(please put a cross in the box for the skill and level demonstrated in the assessment)

I = You will have been introduced to this skill

U = You will have developed an understandingof this skill in the context of your subject

A = You will be able to apply this skill in the context of your subject

D = You will have demonstrated an enhanced understanding and application of this skill in a wider context

Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools

For this assessment the use of tools, software, or features of software which use artificial intelligence to generate content such as text, images or data, is not authorised. The work you submit must be entirely your own, representing your own abilities and ideas. Use of AI to generate a response to questions in this assessment, or the assessment brief, is academic misconduct. Reliance upon AI tools will also become problematic for you both in further study and your future career as the knowledge, critical and analytical thinking required for this assessment are essential, foundational skills you are expected to acquire and develop independently.

Word count/ duration (if applicable)

ach question specifies a word limit, leaving a total word limit of 1,550 words. There is a 10% leeway for the assessment (155 words); you may use that as you see fit (i.e. across several questions or just on one).

For the avoidance of doubt this amounts to NO MORE than 1705 total words.

NB: The bibliography is NOT included within the word count.

However, footnotes ARE INCLUDED within the word count.

If the words exceed 1705, the marker will not consider those words towards the mark.

You must include a word count in your work.

Feedback arrangements

You can expect to receive feedback within 15 working days of the day following submission as per the university guidelines via Turnitin.

Academic Integrity and Referencing

Students are expected to learn and demonstrate skills associated with good academic conduct (academic integrity). Good academic conduct includes the use of clear and correct referencing of source materials. Here is a link to where you can find out more about the skills which students need:

Academic integrity & referencing

Referencing

Academic Misconduct is an action which may give you an unfair advantage in your academic work. This includes plagiarism, asking someone else to write your assessment for you or taking notes into an exam. The University takes all forms of academic misconduct seriously.

Please be aware that submission indicates that you have considered and accepted the consequences of the Universitys academic misconduct policies which are available here:

http://www.salford.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/653648/AcademicMisconductProcedure.pdf

Assessment Information and Support

Support for this Assessment

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Personal Mitigating Circumstances (PMCs)

If personal mitigating circumstances (e.g. illness or other personal circumstances) may have affected your ability to complete this assessment, you can find more information about the Personal Mitigating Circumstances Procedure here. Independent advice is available from the Students Union Advice Centre about this process:

https://www.salfordstudents.com/advice/centre

In Year Retrieval Scheme

Your assessment is not eligible for in year retrieval. . If you are eligible for this scheme, you will be contacted shortly after the feedback deadline.

Reassessment

If you fail your assessment, and are eligible for reassessment, you will be able to find the date for resubmission on your module site in Blackboard.

For students with accepted personal mitigating circumstances for absence/non submission, this will be your replacement assessment attempt. The coursework task will remain the same.

We know that having to undergo a reassessment can be challenging however support is available. Have a look at all the sources of support outlined earlier in this brief.