European and International Migration Law – 9 ECTS

The course is designed i) to frame the phenomenon of international migration in the context of the basic principles and rules of International and EU Law; ii) to give students a global understanding of the International and of the EU legal framework governing both forced and voluntary migration, including the rights and responsibilities of States and migrants; iii) to provide them with practical skills in legal reasoning and arguing on both cases and current events that give raise to questions regarding the addressed topics. It aims not only at equipping students with appropriate knowledge of the sources of international and EU migration law, but also with the tools to address legal questions originating from a practical case, to acquire language skills and, in the long term, to apply international migration law principles in a professional and competent manner. Students will engage with case law, policy documents and key academic texts to acquire both sound knowledge of the law and critical awareness of the biases, gaps and challenges in the current system, with a focus on international refugees, human trafficking and migrant smuggling (including the law on maritime migration), expulsion policies, and the rights of most vulnerable individuals, like women and unaccompanied children under international human rights law.

The course is taught in English during the First Semester of the Academic Year by Professor Alessia Di Pascale, full professor of European Union Law. It is aimed at students in Migration studies and New Society.

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