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| SPOL0954-1 | Freedom, security and justice
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Roland Genson, Richard Szostak |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The course intends to study the implementation of the area of freedom, security and justice at the level of the European Union, from the Treaty of Maastricht until the very recent provisions of the Lisbon Treaty.
The proposed approach integrates the lastest developments in 'Justice and Home Affairs' (JHA) policies, examines strategies, action plans and other relevant cooperation instruments of the EU. It also confronts different levels of integration through the analysis of 'Schengen' cooperation and other forms of regional cooperation.
From session to session, students will discover the current landscape of this area of freedom, security and justice, its heritage, the issues at stake, challenges and perspectives, while examining
- migration, visa, asylum, border management policies
- judicial cooperation in civil law matters
- mutual recognition and approximation of law in the field of criminal justice
- practical judicial cooperation, the role of Eurojust and the perspective of a european prosecutor
- the concept of an internal security architecture, its actors and operational cooperation
- information exchange and data protection issues
- external relations in the field of JHA
- the sensitive question of evaluation of adopted policies. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The objective of the course is to introduce students to the complexity of EU negotiations in the field of Justice and Home Affairs and to highlight the difficulties in conciliating Member States judicial cultures and challenges linked to the introduction of some new and original cross-border cooperation models at a supranational level. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| No specific prerequisites are required. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The course is organised under form of debates focussing on a series of topics presented at the introductory session.
All students have to present one of the topics to the class (individually or collectively, depending on the number of students), on the basis of their personal research and a written preparation. These presentations are followed by a critical debate, accompanied by the teacher and kept going with topical policy information. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 4 hours sessions are foreseen every fortnight during the first quarter.
Some parts of the course will be in English. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Apart from relevant Titles of the Treaties, no bibliography is proposed. After the introduction session, participating students will have sufficient elements to document themselves and will be invited to carry out their own research on the different topics, with a view to fully participate, in an interactive way, at the subsequent sessions. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Assessment and grading are made on the basis of an individual written essay of approx. 15 pages in length. Individual course participation is also taken into account. Thus, there will be no examination, but a regular presence at the courses is compulsory. |
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Training(s) :
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| No training is foreseen. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| Regular attendance is mandatory. |
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Contacts :
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| Roland GENSON,
roland.genson@consilium.europa.eu
Richard SZOSTAK,
richard.szostak@consilium.europa.eu |
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