European policies analysis

General principles, exclusives, shared and support competiences

This course will not be organised in 2017-2018.

Area of freedom, security and justice

This course follows the same philosophy as the Analysis of European Policies course, allowing students to understand the gradual creation of an area of freedom, security and justice in Europe and to better identify the ins and outs of this area. Encompassing the principles developed in the Analysis of European Policies course - in particular, the principles of the division of powers -, this course aims to examine the development of the gradual "communitisation" of the powers associated with the area of freedom, security and justice (especially since the Amsterdam Treaty). This analysis invites students to identify the processes explaining the transition from intergovernmental management to community management of matters related to this area (TREVI group, Schengen agreements, "Justice and Home Affairs" pillar, etc.) and their integration into the Lisbon Treaty under a specific title (Title V of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union).

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Area of freedom, security and justice

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

• Understand the gradual communitisation of the powers linked to the area of freedom, security and justice;
• Identify the particularities of the legal standards governing the area of freedom, security and justice (cohabitation of standards of a supranational and intergovernmental nature);
• Understand the European standards governing the area of freedom, security and justice;
• Understand the rulings of the European Court of Justice in relation to the area of freedom, security and justice;
• Based on the case law, apply the European standards governing the area of freedom, security and justice to concrete examples.

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Knowledge of the European Union's institutional law and European governance. Students must also attend the Analysis of European Policies course.

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Area of freedom, security and justice

Lectures with active student participation.

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Face to face. Students must read a series of documents (European legislation and case law, see Espace de liberté, sécurité et justice. Les grandes décisions) before every class and actively participate in their analysis during class.

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Area of freedom, security and justice

Compulsory reading: Michel Quentin, De Lisbonne à Rome. Évolution article par article des traités institutionnels de l'Union européenne, Liège, Presses Universitaires de Liège, 2014. Grandjean Geoffrey, Espace de liberté, sécurité et justice en Europe. Les grandes décisions. Volume I, Liège, Presses Universitaires de Liège, 2016-2017 (available on the following webpage: http://hdl.handle.net/2268/201213)
Grandjean Geoffrey, Espace de liberté, sécurité et justice en Europe. Les grandes décisions. Volume II, Liège, Presses Universitaires de Liège, 2016-2017 (available on the following webpage: http://hdl.handle.net/2268/201453)

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Area of freedom, security and justice

First session: there are two parts to the assessment for this course. Firstly, continuous assessment. The students are assessed on their active participation in class, relating to the texts they are required to read and presentations of important decisions (see Espace de liberté, sécurité et justice. Les grandes décisions). The following criteria are applied to the assessment: 1) understanding the decisions and 2) applying the decisions to concrete cases. Secondly, an oral exam. During this exam, students are asked to apply decisions relating to the area of freedom, security and justice to a concrete case. There is no time to prepare for the question. The following criteria are applied to the assessment: 1) knowledge and understanding of the decisions relating to the area of freedom, security and justice and 2) applying these decisions to a concrete case. For the oral exam, students can refer to the compulsory texts and their personal notes. Second session: the assessment only consists of an oral exam, according to the abovementioned conditions.

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The course is held every even year (2016-2017,2018-2019,...).

Area of freedom, security and justice

This course only runs in even years (2016-2017, 2018-2019, etc.).

General principles, exclusives, shared and support competiences

Pr. Quentin MICHEL Etudes européennes / European Studies Phone : +32.4.366.30.64 Fax : +32.4.366.45.57 Email : qmichel@ulg.ac.be http://www.depscpo.ulg.ac.be/ http://www.depscpo.ulg.ac.be/recherches/SERVICE_QM.html

Area of freedom, security and justice

Prof. Dr Geoffrey Grandjean Lecturer Faculté de Droit, de Science Politique et de Criminologie Place des Orateurs, 3 4000 LIEGE Box 11 Office r. 16 Tel.: +32 (0)4/366.96.60 Email: Geoffrey.Grandjean@ulg.ac.be