Protection of migrants’, aliens’, refugees’ and displaced persons’ rights

Course: International Law (ECL Bachelor, language of program - english)

Structural unit: Educational and scientific institute of international relations

Title
Protection of migrants’, aliens’, refugees’ and displaced persons’ rights
Code
ННД.35
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
Know the concepts and main categories of international migration law; the main categories of migrants; the specifics of regulatory regulation of external and internal migration; the content and peculiarities of application of the main treaties and regulations of Ukraine on migration and protection of migrants' rights; the content and status of compliance with Ukraine's international legal obligations in the field of migration and protection of the rights of migrants, foreigners, refugees and displaced persons; the problems of irregular (illegal) migration and trafficking of human beings and how to prevent and combat these phenomena; the peculiarities of institutional support for migration processes
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Knowledge of the basics of «Public International Law (The Basics of the Theory)», «Public International Law (Main Branches and Institutes)», «Law of Treaties», as well as the theoretical foundations of international human rights protection. 2. Ability to analyze and establish the content of the rights and obligations of the subjects of international law, as well as the legal status of separate individuals and their groups in accordance with the provisions of treaties, to apply the rules and principles of international law, as well as the decisions of the relevant international courts to solve specific tasks, in particular to improve the current legislation of Ukraine. 3. Have the basic skills of legal analysis and synthesis, critical thinking, elaboration of a large array of legal material, providing its own conclusions and suggestions.
Course content
Thematic plan of the discipline: 1. The main categories of persons and population under international law and national legislation of Ukraine 2. Citizenship in international law and national legal systems 3. Multiple citizenship: concepts, causes and legal consequences 4. Apatrism. Legal status of stateless persons 5. State sovereignty and freedom of movement: problems of interaction 6. Legal status of foreigners and stateless persons in Ukraine 7. Issues of asylum in international and national law 8. Legal status of refugees 9. Internally displaced persons: concepts and remedies 10. Legal status of migrant workers 11. Problems of unregulated (illegal) migration and trafficking of human beings 12. Specificity of protection of especially vulnerable categories of migrants 13. Institutional support for migration processes
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Chetail: International Migration Law, Oxford University Press, 2019, 496 p. 2. Goodwin-Gill and McAdam: The Refugee in International Law 3rd ed., Oxford University Press, 2007, 786p. 3. Zimmermann: The 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol: A Commentary, Oxford University Press, 2008, 26 p. 4. Le droit international de la migration / [sous la direction de Brian Opeskin, Richard Perruchoud, Jillyanne Redpath-Cross]. – Cowansville : Éditions Yvon Blais, 2014. – 573 p. 5. Jason M Pobjoy, The Child in International Refugee Law (Cambridge Asylum and Migration Studies), Cambridge University Press, 2017. – 366 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars
Assessment methods and criteria
Evaluation is carried out according to the modular rating system. Current control: answers (up to 22 points), written assignment (up to 20 points), final modular test (up to 20 points). The form of final control is an exam. The exam is conducted in writing. The student's answer to the exam – up to 40 points.
Language of instruction
English

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