Module descriptions

2:1 Dublin Regulation

Dublin Regulation

The European Council agreed in Tampere to work towards establishing a Common European Asylum System (CEAS). Article 63 of the Amsterdam Treaty stated that the Council should adopt several measures concerning asylum issues in a period of 5 years, including minimum standards on the criteria and mechanisms for determining which Member State is responsible for considering an application for asylum submitted by a national of a third country in one of the Member States.

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Target group: Case officers.
Entry level: Knowledge in International Refugee Law and Human Rights as well as EU Law.
Available languages: English.

Content

This module provides knowledge and skills at an advanced level on the Dublin Regulation and the way it operates. Training will be provided on how to work with the EURODAC database and the electronic network “DUBLINET”.

Objectives

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

  • The purpose and content of the Dublin Regulation.
  • The specific aspects of the Dublin Regulation (family reunification, Unaccompanied Minor Asylum seekers (UMA’s), Opt out clause, humanitarian clause, time-limits).
  • Relation between Dublin Regulation and other international instruments (Geneva Convention, ECHR, bilateral readmission agreement made between Member States etc.)

At the end of the training, participants will be able to:

  • Determine which Member State is responsible to apply the specific criteria in a spirit of justice and understanding for examining an asylum application.
  • Use EURODAC and “DUBLINET”.

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. .