Postgraduate Course: EU Immigration and Asylum Law (LAWS11110)
Course Outline
School |
School of Law |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Law |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
The course introduces students to that part of EU Justice and Home Affairs law which deals with the evolution of an EU immigration and asylum law. Students begin by studying the evolution of EU competences and institutions dealing with justice and home affairs matters, in the EU and EC Treaties, and then spend the latter part of the course looking in detail at mobility into and across the Member States for third country nationals. |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
No Classes have been defined for this Course |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- understand and critically analyse the development of the European Union as an 'area of freedom, justice and security', in particular in respect of the evolution of policies on immigration and asylum;
- understand and assess EU policy in relation to the free movement of persons, immigration, asylum and treatment of refugees;
- draw links between EU policy and relevant conceptual ideas and frameworks such as 'securitisation' and 'security'; the idea of 'Europe'; social inclusion and exclusion; the rule of law, justice and human rights; citizenship.
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Assessment Information
One essay |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Prof Jo Shaw
Tel: (0131 6)50 9587
Email: jo.shaw@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Lene Mccool
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022
Email: lene.mccool@ed.ac.uk |
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