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| DROI0089-1 | Law applied to foreigners
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Jean-Yves Carlier |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| This course is not scheduled for the 2013-2014 academic year; it will again be offered in the 2014-2015 academic year.
Syllabus:
Ch. 1: Introduction, movement
1. Course objectives
2. Sources and stakeholders
3. Reflections on the notion of foreignness and on the law applied to foreigners
a. access to the territory
– right to leave – right of entry
b. Right to reside and settle
c. Removal
Ch. 2 Refugees
1. Sources
2. History
3. Right to asylum and temporary right of asylum (principle of non-refoulement)
4. Definition of refugee
5. Subsidiary protection
Ch. 3 Regularisation
1. Sources
2. Individual regularisation
3. Collective regularisation
Ch. 4 Family reunification
1. Sources
2. Definition of the family
3. Conditions for reunification
Ch. 5 Special issues
1. Collective expulsion
2. Detention of foreigners |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| This course aims to provide information and analysis. With this in mind, not only does it provide essential information concerning the administrative status of foreigners but it also examines more generally the ways the law deals with contemporary migration. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The course is presented in the classic manner (lectures) accompanied by joint analysis of case law decisions opened up for discussion.
No practical work |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The course is given in the classical manner with lectures accompanied by joint analysis of judicial decisions opened up for discussion.
Oral personal work
The students will work in groups of 2 or 3 to prepare an oral presentation to be given in class.
The presentations will be given during the lessons in front of the other students. There is no requirement to submit a written text beforehand but an outline of one page maximum may be submitted.
Each student will have five minutes for his or her part of the presentation for a total of ten to fifteen minutes per group.
The presentation will provide a commentary on one or two case law decisions selected from a list.
The choices and order of presentations will be decided during the first lesson. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The students will be given documents (table, bibliography, PPT) in the lessons.
Readings are advised, but not compulsory. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Students will be evaluated continuously throughout the year based on the work presented and the final evaluation in the form of an oral examination. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| This course is held every even year (2014-2015, 2016-2017...). |
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Contacts :
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| jean-yves.carlier@uclouvain.be |
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