EU Asylum and Migration Law

General characterization

Prerequisites

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Bibliography

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Teaching method

The class will be taught mainly on the basis of discussions on the mandatory readings given for each topic, and three webinars open to the public. Students will have the opportunity to engage in structured peer-group debates. The students will also have the possibility to engage with guest speakers and civil society actors to further deepen their knowledge of fundamental rights challenges of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum.

Evaluation method

Structured participation in 'discussion panels' (individual grade): 30%. 

Reports (group work): 70%.

Subject matter

1. Introduction to EU Migration and Asylum Law

2. The Beneficiary of International Protection, the Asylum Seeker, and the Regular/Irregular Migrant

3. EU Fundamental Rights and The Principle of Non-Refoulement

4. (Ex-)‘Dublin’ Transfers and EU Fundamental Rights

5. Vulnerability, Asylum Seekers, and EU Fundamental Rights (1 webinar on ‘Vulnerability, asylum seekers and EU Fundamental Rights after the New Pact on Migration and Asylum’)

6. Crisis Regimes and EU Fundamental Rights Challenges (1 webinar)

7. EU Fundamental Rights and the Detention of Migrants and Asylum Seekers

8. The Right to Private and Family Life in the Context of Migration and Asylum

9. EU Anti-Discrimination Law in the Context of Migration and Asylum

10. EU Fundamental Rights and the ‘Externalization’ of Migration

11. Digital Borders and EU Fundamental Rights (1 webinar)

12. Concluding Remarks

Programs

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