| CODE | EST5346 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | European Union Migration and Asylum Law | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | European Studies | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Over the past decade, migration has been one of the most prominent issues on the political agenda of the European Union and its member states. Notably, it has reshaped Europe鈥檚 political landscape, with populist parties surging across the continent, challenging both the human right of asylum as well as EU citizens鈥� right to move and reside freely within the EU. Several member states have been accused of violating national, European, and international legal obligations in their efforts to deter migrants from entering their territory. At the same time, with a growing number of member states invoking their right to temporarily reintroduce internal border checks, the principle of free movement within the Schengen area is increasingly eroded. Against that backdrop, the EU has revised its legal and administrative frameworks, reinforced its external borders, and intensified cooperation with third countries. Study-Unit Aims: This study-unit analyses how EU legislation on migration and asylum is made and implemented. It examines relevant European and international legal frameworks as well as the actors and institutions that design and implement them. In doing so, it puts particular attention on the Mediterranean region and several migration 鈥渃rises鈥� and their implications. Moreover, the study-unit zooms in on the situation for migrants who attempt to reach Europe through irregular routes, exploring the humanitarian, legal, and political challenges they face along the way. The course also investigates the externalisation of EU migration policy, the role of third countries, and the broader implications for human rights and international protection standards. Combining legal and political perspectives, the study-unit helps students to understand how migration and asylum are governed in the EU and how its policies shape - and are shaped by - broader geopolitical and societal dynamics. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify and work with relevant information and resources related to migration and asylum; - Identify and understand the main stakeholders in EU policy making related to migration and asylum; - Explore developments related to migration and asylum from a legal, social, political and cultural perspective; - Understand the EU鈥檚 role within the broader international migration and asylum framework, andgrasp the relevance and impact of its policies and legislation; - Evaluate the EU efforts to manage migration flows; - Understand the EU鈥檚 legislative framework on asylum and its application in practice; - Compare migration and asylum policies of the EU and its member states with their respectiveinternational obligations. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Critically evaluate contemporary immigration and asylum policies, both from an ethical and a practical perspective; - Use technical terms from the field of immigration and asylum policy; - Apply key legal and political concepts relating to international migration and asylum to past and current events and developments; - Analyse EU documents and legislation; - Apply theoretical frameworks from the political sciences to examine and explain the development of EU immigration and asylum policy. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main texts - Geddes, Andrew, Leila Hadj-Abdou, and Leiza Brumat. Migration and Mobility in the European Union. London: Red Globe Press, 2020. - Peers, Steve. 鈥淓U Immigration and Asylum Law.鈥� In A Companion to European Union Law and International Law, edited by Dennis Patterson and Anna S枚dersten, 519鈥�33. Wiley, 2016. - Hill, Christopher. 鈥淢igration: The Dilemmas of External Relations.鈥� In International Relations and the European Union, edited by Christopher Hill, Michael Smith, and Sophie Vanhoonacker. Fourth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023. Supplementary readings - Geddes, Andrew Peter, and Peter Scholten. The Politics of Migration and Immigration in Europe. Second edition. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 2016. - Kingsley, Patrick. The New Odyssey. The Story of Europe鈥檚 Refugee Crisis. London: Faber, 2017. - Trauner, Florian, and Jean-Pierre Cassarino. 鈥淢igration. Moving to the Centre of the European Neigbourhood Policy.鈥� In The Routledge Handbook on the European Neighbourhood Policy, edited by Tobias Schumacher, Andreas Marchetti, and Thomas Demmelhuber. Abingdon: Routledge, 2018. - U莽arer, Emek M. 鈥淭he Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice.鈥� In European Union Politics, edited by Michelle Cini and Nieves P茅rez-Sol贸rzano Borrag谩n. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Seminar | ||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Ragnar Weilandt |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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