Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in law (120 ECTS) | 6 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year; it will again be offered in the 2016-2017 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
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is presented in the classic manner (lectures) accompanied by joint analysis of case law decisions opened up for discussion. No practical work
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
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.
Recommended or required readings
The students will be given documents (table, bibliography, PPT) in the lessons.
Readings are advised, but not compulsory.
Recommanded:
J.-Y. Carlier et S. Sarolea, Droits des étrangers, Bruxelles, Larcier, 2016
http://editionslarcier.larciergroup.com/titres/32120/droit-des-etrangers.html
On sale at Presses universitaires de Liège
Assessment methods and criteria
Students will be evaluated continuously throughout the year based on the work presented and the final evaluation in the form of an oral examination.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
This course is held every even year (2016-2017, 2018-2019,...).
Contacts
jean-yves.carlier@uclouvain.be