Module descriptions

2. Introduction to EU Asylum Law and Policy

Introduction to EU Asylum Law and Policy module icon

This module provides an overview of the legal and institutional framework of asylum issues within the European Union. An outline of the historical developments within the EU in the field of asylum is also included.

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Target group: Case officers and policy makers.
Entry level: Basic knowledge in European Law and asylum matters.
Available languages: English.

Content

This module contains five sub-modules on the following:

  • Introduction to EC Law (sources and institutions).
  • The building of the institutional framework for the Asylum Policy
  • The legal acquis regarding the Asylum Policy
  • The operational support for the asylum policy
  • The external dimension of the asylum policy

Objectives

At the end of the training participants will have gained knowledge in:

  • The way European Asylum Policy developed and its perspectives for the future.
  • The impact of the institutional framework on the content of the first generation of legal instruments.
  • The content and objectives of the constitutive elements of the EU acquis regarding asylum, including the question of burden sharing.
  • The implementation of the European Asylum Policy through Member State cooperation and financial programmes.
  • The discussion about the external dimensions of asylum.
  • How the EU Law affects the National Law in general.

Methods

Self-studies online comprising case studies, exercises, self-assessment tests and written assignments, combined with a face-to-face session which goes further into the topics in discussions and group exercises.