Assignments Summary_European Law and Society

Assignments European Law and Society
1. Week ....................................................................................................................................... 2
Study Questions: Law and Society ....................................................................................................... 2
2. Week ....................................................................................................................................... 3
Study Questions: Even rules, uneven practices.................................................................................... 3
3. Week ....................................................................................................................................... 4
Study Questions: Methods of socio-legal research: influencing European legislative decision making
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4. Week ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Study Questions: Law making: the European legislative process ........................................................ 7
5. Week ....................................................................................................................................... 8
Study Questions: Implementation of EU law ....................................................................................... 8
6. Week ....................................................................................................................................... 9
Study Questions: Judiciary: European and national courts ................................................................. 9
7. Week ..................................................................................................................................... 10
Study Questions: Eurolegalism and the significance of EU law ......................................................... 10

, 1. Week
Study Questions: Law and Society
1. Find a current news item about European law (for example from a newspaper or news website).
Save the text of the article. Formulate a socio-legal question related to that article.
What will the effects be of allowing crickets as an ingredient in supermarket food and how will it affect
citizens of the Union?

Article: Olivia Logan. 2023. New EU law allows crickets as ingredient in supermarket food.
https://www.iamexpat.de/expat-info/german-expat-news/new-eu-law-allows-crickets-ingredients-
supermarket-food (30.01.2023).

2. Describe in your own words what a Law and Society perspective is.
The Law and Society perspectives provides an connected viewpoint, within the context of the law is
tied to the society. Usually the work of the scholars are multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary. In
addition, law and society focus on private actors and these influence and enforce the law making.

3. Explain the main differences between a law and society perspective and positive legal science.
Formulate a typical legal and a typical social science question about European law.
The Law and society perspectives examens how a law both can reflect and impact culture, how a law
is historically and socially constructed and how inequalities are reinforced through different accesses
to legal procedures and institution.

Question: How does the different socio-economic situation of people affect the outcome of an legal
issue and are there differences in getting legal assistance?

In comparison the positive legal science recognizes the fundamentally political nature of law.

Question: How is the European Union defined and which institution enforces new laws?




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