Admission requirements
Admission to the Master International Relations, track European Union Studies
Description
Freedom of movement of persons having the nationality of Member States of the European Union has since long been a primary goal of the European Union. With the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam in May 1999, legislation on immigration and asylum matters, regarding third country nationals, has also become an object of Union competence. Since 1999, a number of Regulations and Directives on asylum, family reunification and other relevant subjects have been adopted. The discretion for Member States of the European Union to regulate the entrance, stay and return of third country nationals has gradually been limited by the entering into force of new measures in the field of asylum and immigration. This discretion is also limited by human rights treaties. Human rights play a predominant role in immigration law. Important treaties like the Geneva Convention on the status of refugees, the European Convention on Human Rights, the UN Treaty on the rights of the Child and the UN Treaty against Torture, limit the discretion of states in shaping immigration policies.
This course focusses mainly on rules related to third country nationals. This will be done by centering on five themes within European Migration Law: (1.) rights of asylum seekers and refugees; (2.) migration control; (3) family reunification and long term residence; (4.) return; (5) migration and Roma in the EU.
Course objectives
Students will gain insight in the relation between the various levels of international and national migration law and their impact on individuals and the impact on the Member States of the European Union. They learn to develop an argument from different points of view and present this in a structured written essay or in an oral presentation.
Timetable
See the website.
Mode of instruction
Tutorial.
Assessment method
Presentation and papers.
Reading list
A reading list will be published on Blackboard.
Blackboard
Yes, see the site.
Registration
Via uSis.