Duration
General principles, exclusives, shared and support competences : 30h Th
Area of freedom, security and justice : 15h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
General principles, exclusives, shared and support competences : Quentin Michel
Area of freedom, security and justice : Geoffrey Grandjean
Coordinator
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
General principles, exclusives, shared and support competences
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).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
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Area of freedom, security and justice
Knowledge of the European Union's institutional law and European governance. Students must also attend the Analysis of European Policies course.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
General principles, exclusives, shared and support competences
No.
Area of freedom, security and justice
Learning activities and teaching methods are as follows:
- Lectures;
- Reading and presentations of european legislation and European court of justice decisions by the students (see the Casebook).
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
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Area of freedom, security and justice
Face to face. Students must read a series of documents (European legislation and case law, see Compulsory readings) before every class and actively participate in their analysis during class.
Recommended or required readings
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Area of freedom, security and justice
Compulsory readings :
Grandjean Geoffrey, L'espace de liberté, sécurité et justice. Les grandes décisions. 3e édition revue et augmentée. Tome I et Tome II, Liège, Presses universitaires de Liège, 2020, 494 p. et 494 p., disponible à l'adresse suivante : http://hdl.handle.net/2268/249936.
Assessment methods and criteria
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Area of freedom, security and justice
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
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 L'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.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
General principles, exclusives, shared and support competences
The course is held every even year (2020-2021, 2022-2023).
Area of freedom, security and justice
This course is only offered on even years (2020-2021, 2022-2023...).
Contacts
General principles, exclusives, shared and support competences
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
Pr. Dr Geoffrey Grandjean
Professeur
Faculté de Droit, de Science politique et de Criminologie
Place des orateurs, 3
4000 Liège
Boîte 11
Bureau 2.17
Tel. : +32 (0)4/366.96.60
Courriel : Geoffrey.Grandjean@uliege.be
Items online
Area of freedom, security and justice
L'espace de liberté, sécurité et justice. Les grandes décisions
Les grandes décisions