The European Union Migration and Asylum Law

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Course ID:	4003-MA-LAW-ERASMUS
Erasmus code / ISCED:	10.7 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0421) Law The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	The European Union Migration and Asylum Law
Name in Polish:	The European Union Migration and Asylum Law
Organizational unit:	Centre for Europe
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty 4EU+ (z oferty jednostek dydaktycznych) Courses in foreign languages for Erasmus students Courses only for Erasmus students
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Short description:	The course provides for basic training in the field of EU Migration and Asylum Law. It is open to all students interested in migration and asylum issues as well as human rights. It confronts legal analysis with practical difficulties faced by authorities dealing with migrants.
Full description:	The course provides for basic training in the field of EU Migration and Asylum Law. It is open to all students interested in migration and asylum issues as well as human rights. It confronts legal analysis with practical difficulties faced by authorities dealing with migrants. Topics: 1. Pillars of human rights protection in the EU 1.1. International instruments 1.2. United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees 1.3. Council of Europe 1.4. EU Asylum Acquis 1.5. Selected case law 2. Legal framework for EU immigration and asylum policy (key points) 2.1. EU Immigration Law 2.2. EU Asylum Law 3. Instruments of Common European Asylum System (in more details) 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Dublin regulation 3.3. Eurodac regulation 3.4. Qualification directive 3.5. Procedural directive 3.6. Reception conditions directive 3.7. Temporary protection directive 4. Reform of the Common European Asylum System and its recent trends 5. Role of the courts 5.1. CJEU, ECHR and national course 5.2. Selected case-law 6. EU Agencies 6.1. The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) 6.2. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) 6.3. The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) 7. Other CEAS related instruments 7.1. Schengen Bordes Code, Visa Code 7.2. Returns directive 7.3. Family reunification directive 7.4. EU and Migrant Integration
Bibliography:	Common European Asylum System in a changing world (textbook for Prague Summer School on Migration and Asylum Law), Charles University, 2020. (The texbook shall be available online to all course participants)
Learning outcomes:	After completion of learning proces students: define and apply the concepts of asylum and refugee status under EU and international laws understand concepts of EU secondary law in the field of migration and asylum make critical analysis of EU policy in the field of migration and asylum analyze case law decisions of international, regional and national courts related to migration and regugee law familiarize yourself with the main challenges in the field of migration and asylum law
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	written exam

This course is not currently offered.

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