MIGRALE (Migration and Asylum Law in Europe)

The Faculty of Law successfully applied for a project – a Jean Monnet module entitled "Migration and Asylum Law in Europe" – to the EU Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) – and thus obtained funding for the implementation of a new course entitled "Migration and Asylum Law" over a period of three academic years (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20).
 

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The project application and the introduction of a new elective course are responses to the rapidly developing and highly topical issue of migration in Europe. First, we probably think of forced migration, i.e., the arrival of people from countries outside the European Union, and the various political and legislative responses to this phenomenon, especially in light of the large number of refugees coming to Europe due to the war in Syria. However, migration between European Union countries is also an important and topical issue, where EU law guarantees the free movement of workers (and citizens) between member states, but this does not mean that this mobility is not politically sensitive and is often the subject of debate, including among lawyers. Finally, opposition to the free movement of people in its current form was also a significant factor in the United Kingdom's decision to leave the EU.

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The course aims to familiarize students with the legal regulation of migration in Europe, draw their attention to the problems in this area, and equip them with the knowledge needed to address these problems. The course is designed to draw students' attention to the intertwining of legal systems operating in this field: international law, EU law, the European Convention on Human Rights, and national (constitutional and administrative) law. The aim of the course is also to familiarize students with the issues arising from the intertwining of legal systems by examining specific cases that have arisen in practice and by engaging lawyers who work in the field of migration.

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The course is part of the Jean Monnet module "Migration and Asylum Law in Europe."

Lectures will be given by the module coordinator, Doc. Dr. Samo Bardutzky, unless otherwise indicated.

Introductory topics and migration between European Union countries

1. Migration and asylum law as an intertwining of national, international, and European law

2. Migration and asylum between law and politics (Prof. Dr. Saša Zagorc)

3. Free movement of persons as an integral part of the economic integration process

4. European Union citizenship as a fundamental legal status and the Directive on citizens' rights

5. Migration within the European Union and social rights (Prof. Dr. Grega Strban)

Migration to the European Union

6. Family reunification

7. Migration of students, researchers, and skilled workers in the EU

8. Rights of long-term residents

9. Illegal migration, the Return Directive, and deprivation of liberty in the context of migration (Prof. Dr. Saša Zagorc)

10. Internal and external borders of the EU, Schengen, European Border and Coast Guard, and visa system

International and European asylum law

11. Rights of asylum seekers under the Reception Directive

12. Status and definition of a refugee under the 1951 Geneva Convention and the Qualification Directive

13. Subsidiary protection

14. Procedural standards and issues of evidence

15. The Dublin system and the EURODAC system

16. The principle of non-refoulement and the prohibition of collective expulsions (Prof. Dr. Saša Zagorc)

Guest lectures: Asylum law between international and European law

Prof. Dr. James Hathaway, University of Michigan

Practical workshop I: The work of a judge in the field of migration and asylum law

Prof. Dr. Boštjan Zalar, Senior Judge, Administrative Court of the Republic of Slovenia

Practical workshop II: The work of a refugee advisor or legal representative of migrants

Mojca Nadles, LL. M. (Harvard), trainee lawyer at the law firm Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik in partnerji, refugee advisor

The European Union budget co-finances educational and research activities related to European integration issues at universities in the European Union and in third countries through calls for proposals organized by the Executive Agency for Culture, Education, and Audiovisual Affairs. One of the co-financing methods included in the Erasmus+ program is the Jean Monnet module, a course implemented at universities with EU financial support.

Like the Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence and Jean Monnet Chairs, the modules are named after the French diplomat Jean Monnet. Monnet was the first president of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community, an institution that, in a way, was the predecessor of today's European Commission. Jean Monnet went down in the history of the European Union as one of its "founding fathers."

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