Guía docente de Migration Policies in Europe (MQ1/56/1/23)

·         Globalization and Migration Flows.

·         The Common European Asylum System. Conquests and Shortcomings. Reform proposals.

·         The New Pact on Migration and Asylum: main components.

·         The outsourcing of the European Asylum Policy.

·         The challenge of integration and inclusion of migrants in Europe.

• A bachelor’s degree or a similar degree of EQF6 according to the European reference framework in the various fields of the humanities and social sciences. Admission is possible also with a bachelor’s degree in related fields in life and natural sciences – for example, dealing with societal aspects of technological transformation, climate change, and public/global health – if a convincing explanation of a strong motivation for this special study programme can be given.
• Fluency in English (a minimum of C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) both in writing and speaking. Info: Students must have sufficient skills in writing, reading, and speaking English that at least correspond to a level described as C1 in the European framework or equivalent. This is to be proven by certificates about relevant exams and during the interview as well as by demonstrating that applicants have acted successfully in an English-speaking environment.
• Physical mobility is greatly encouraged but is not compulsory in this programme. Preference is given to candidates who choose a physical mobility track within their application. Applicants can indicate a preference for the study places in the application. However, the selection committee makes the final decision on the mobility track with respect to the applicant’s preference, qualifications and specialization. Once students have enrolled in the programme, their mobility track becomes part of the study agreement and can only be changed from both sides in the case that substantial changes are necessary due to extraordinary circumstances.

The main objectives are as follows:

1. To enable students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge that allows them to analyze and understand the phenomenon of migration flows received by the European Union within the context of the current international reality, studying the legal answers given by the Union.
2. To develop students' ability to construct, present, and defend reasoned legal-international arguments, demonstrating intellectual independence, scientific rigor, and a critical commitment to the migratory phenomenon. 

• Unit 1. Globalization and Migration flows.
  • Myths about migration.
  • Migration as a positive reality.
• Unit 2. The Common European Asylum System within the framework of the Area of Liberty, Security and Justice.
  • Origins, evolution and shortcomings.
  • Reform proposals. The tension between solidarity and security.
• Unit 3. The New Pact on Migration and Asylum. Shielding the Union´s borders to ensure freedom of movement. The effort to strengthen the security approach. Analysis of its main elements.
  • The pre-entry screening Regulation.
  • Regulation establishing a common asylum procedure.
  • Regulation on asylum and migration management.
  • EURODAC Regulation.
  •  Regulation on crisis situations and force majeure.
  • Other complementary legislative acts, specially referred to return, resettlement, control and reception.
• Unit 4. The outsourcing of the European Asylum Policy. Elements.
  • EU external migration policies.
  • Patterns of cooperation with third States.
• Unit 5. The challenge of integration and inclusion of migrants in Europe.
  • The EU Commission´s Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion of Migrants 2021-2027.
  • Legislative acts promoted by the Union and by Member States to facilitate the reception of migrants.

Seminar/Workshop

• Practical study of the application of the Temporary Protection Directive for displaced persons affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

• BARNARD, C.; PEERS, S.: European Union Law, 4th ed, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2023.
• BARNARD, C.: The Substantive Law of the EU – The Four Freedoms, 7th ed, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2022.
• BERRY, E. et al: Complete EU law, 5th ed, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2022.
• BLUMAN, C.: Droit institutionnel de l’Union européenne, 8th ed, L.G.D.J., Paris, 2023.
• CINI, M.; PÉREZ-SOLÓRZANO, N. (eds): European Union Politics, 7th ed, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2022.
• CRAIG, P.; DE BURCA, G.: The Evolution of EU Law, 3rd ed, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2021.
• CRAIG, P.; DE BURCA, G.: EU Law. Text, Cases, and Materials, 7th ed, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2020.
• KENEALY, D. et al (eds): The European Union – How does it work? 6th ed, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2022.
• LÓPEZ CASTILLO, A. (Dir.): Instituciones y Derecho de la Unión Europea. Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia, latest edition.
• MANGAS MARTÍN, A.; LIÑÁN NOGUERAS, D.J: Instituciones y Derecho de la Unión Europea, Tecnos, Madrid, latest edition.
• SALINAS DE FRÍAS, A. (Dir): Basic Concepts of EU Law, Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia, 2020.
• SARMIENTO, D.: Derecho de la Unión Europea, Marcial Pons, Madrid, latest edition.
• SCHÜTZE, R.: An Introduction to European Law, 4th ed, Oxford University Press, Oxford, latest edition.

• ABRISKETA URIARTE, J. (Coord.), Políticas de asilo de la Unión Europea: convergencias entre las dimensiones interna y externa. Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, Cizur Menor, 2021.
• CARRERA, S., (Dir.), Constitutionalising the external dimension of the EU external migration policies in times of crisis. Edward Elgar publishing, Chentelham, 2019.
• DE HAAS, H., How Migration really works: a factful guide to the most decisive issue in Politics (2023). (Trad. esp. Los mitos de la inmigración. 22 falsos mantras sobre el tema que más nos divide. Península, Barcelona, 2024).
• PORRAS RAMÍREZ, J.Mª, “Blindar las fronteras de la Unión para garantizar la libre circulación. El refuerzo del enfoque securitario en el nuevo Pacto sobre Migración y Asilo” en Revista de Estudios Políticos, nº 205, 2024.
• SANTOS VARA, J., El nuevo Pacto de la Unión Europea sobre Migración y Asilo. Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia, 2024.

- Teaching materials: Textbooks, manuals, study guides, articles, documents, etc.

- Technological resources: Online platforms, educational software, applications, interactive tools. 

- Useful Links:

• The European Union https://european-union.europa.eu/index_en
• European Union Law https://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en
• The Court of Justice of the European Union https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/j_6/en/

Article 17 of the UGR Assessment Policy and Regulations establishes that the ordinary assessment session (convocatoria ordinaria) will preferably be based on the continuous assessment of students, except for those who have been granted the right to a single final assessment (evaluación única final), which is an assessment method that only takes a final exam into account.

The continuous assessment will comprise:

• Student commitment and active participation to the course lessons (50%)
• Student participation to the seminars and other activities of the practical syllabus (30%)
• Written Exam (20%) 

Article 19 of the UGR Assessment Policy and Regulations establishes that students who have not passed a course in the ordinary assessment session (convocatoria ordinaria) will have access to an extraordinary assessment session (convocatoria extraordinaria). All students may take part in this extraordinary assessment session, regardless of whether or not they have followed continuous assessment activities. In this way, students who have not carried out continuous assessment activities will have the opportunity to obtain 100% of their mark by means of an exam and/or assignment.

The assessment will comprise:

• A written exam concerning the entire theoretical syllabus (70%)
• A small essay regarding a subject-matter of the practical syllabus (30%)

Article 8 of the UGR Assessment Policy and Regulations establishes that students who are unable to follow continuous assessment methods due to justifiable reasons shall have recourse to a single final assessment (evaluación única final), which is an assessment method that only takes a final exam into account.

In order to opt for a single final assessment (evaluación única final), students must send a request, using the corresponding online procedure, to the Coordinator of the Master’s Programme, in the first two weeks of the course or in the two weeks following their enrolment (if the enrolment has taken place after the classes have already begun). The coordinator will communicate this information to the relevant teaching staff members, citing and verifying the reasons why the student is unable to follow the continuous assessment system.

In this case, the assessment will comprise:

• A written exam concerning the entire theoretical programme (70%)
• A small essay regarding a subject-matter of the practical programme (30%)