Postgraduate Course: EU Immigration Law (LAWS11407)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course is aimed to provide the students with the foundations of EU Immigration Law. They will engage in discussion on primary and secondary sources, as well as analysis of the centrepieces of the area. Through the involvement of practitioners, they will be exposed to different approaches and address the topics from a theoretical, and practical, points of view. |
| Course description |
EU Immigration Law is probably the fastest-growing area in EU Law, and its relevance and impact have only been growing over last decades. Its uniqueness lies in combining two completely different legal phenomena: on the one hand, EU law, a transnational discipline mainly built around economic freedoms; on the other, immigration law, the most sensitive stronghold of national sovereignty. Even though for decades this was not considered proper area of EU Law ¿ due to the lack of Union¿s competences ¿ major interaction materialised between the law of the fundamental freedoms and domestic rules related to migration control. This dramatic interaction has been heightened by recent EU Treaties reforms, which have conferred upon the Union explicit powers in this respect. There is now a comprehensive body of measures in this area, subject to judicial interpretation and implementation by agencies and offices at different levels throughout the Union. Thorny issues have been arising in terms of fundamental rights protection, with an increasing interplay ¿ or even friction ¿ between EU Immigration Law, on the one hand, and international and constitutional laws, on the other.
The course content will cover, inter alia:
* Legal and Historical Background of EU Immigration Law;
* Principles and Legal Bases;
* The Common European Asylum System;
* Control of irregular migration. Detention, surveillance and prevention;
* EU Bodies, offices and agencies operating in EU Immigration Law.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 25 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formative Assessment (does not contribute to final mark):«br /»
Outline (500 words) or short essay (2000 words) on a topic to be indicated by the Course Organiser. «br /»
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Summative Assessment: «br /»
* Class participation - worth 10% of overall mark«br /»
* Blogpost (1000 words) - worth 25% of overall mark«br /»
* Essay (3000 words) - worth 65% of overall mark |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| Demonstrate and/or work with an appreciation of the body of knowledge that constitutes EU Immigration Law.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
1. Apply knowledge, skills and understanding in practical contexts related to EU Immigration Law.
2. Obtain, organise and use factual, theoretical and/or hypothetical information in problem solving.
3. Use a wide range of routine skills and some advanced skills associated with EU Immigration Law.
4. Exercise some initiative and independence in carrying out defined activities at a professional level
in practice related to EU Immigration Law.
5. Use a range of forms of communication effectively in both familiar and new contexts. |
| Keywords | European,Immigration Law,Common European Asylum System,Migration,Treaties,Sovereignty |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Leandro Mancano
Tel: (0131 6)50 2050
Email: Leandro.Mancano@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Chloe Culross
Tel: (0131 6)50 9588
Email: Chloe.Culross@ed.ac.uk |
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