Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Law | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Law | |||||
| Course Code | LAW 233 | |||||
| Course Title in English | Migrations and Refugee Law | |||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Göç ve Mülteciler Hukuku | |||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | |||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | |||||
| Level of Course | Introductory | |||||
| Semester | Spring,Fall | |||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 100 hours per semester | |||||
| Number of Credits | 4 ECTS | |||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | |||||
| Pre-requisites | None | |||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | |||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students and Erasmus | |||||
| Overall Educational Objective | Students will acquire a basic knowledge on concept and types of migrations. The course will enable them to develop their own perspective on the same issue, while also understanding contemporary trends concerning the refugees and asylum seekers protection on global and regional level. | |||||
| Course Description | This course aims to provide students with basic knowledge for critical thinking on migrations and refugee law and policies. Starting with introductory classes on the conceptual development of migrations, its types, and history, it then zooms in the concept of the international protection and examines the international and regional legal documents concerning migrants and refugee protection, providing students with their legal interpretation and analysis. Subsequently, it offers a critical analysis of the protection approaches in Europe and globally, discussing reception, integration, and repatriation policies of receiving countries. Special attention is given to the ongoing legal reforms in this area in the EU, the case law of the European Court of Human Rights related to immigration and the problem of migration by the sea. The problems migrants and refugees face in the destination countries are analyzed, and finally, future prospects of migration trends are discussed. | |||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Dersin amacı öğrencilere göç ve mülteci hukuku ve politikalarına yönelik eleştirel düşünmeye sağlanacak temel bilgileri vermektir. Göçün kavramsal gelişmesi, türleri ve tarihi anlatılan girişle başlayıp daha sonra uluslararası koruma kavramına odaklanıp mevcut göç ve mültecilerin korunmayı düzenleyen uluslararası ve bölgesel belgeleri gözden geçirir öğrencilere bu belgelerin hukuki analizi ve açıklamayı sağlar. Bundan sonra küresel ve Avrupa’daki mülteciler koruma yaklaşımların eleştirel analizi yapıp göç alan ülkelerin kabul, entegrasyon ve ülkesine iade etme politikaları tartışılır. Avrupa Birliğinde devam eden yasal düzenlemelere, göç ile ilgili Avrupa İnsan Hakları Mahkeme içtihat hukukuna ve deniz yoluyla göçüne özel dikkat verilir. Sonra da mültecilerin hedef ülkelerde karşılaştığı sorunları ve sonunda geleceğe yönelik göç yönelimler müzakere eder. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Understand the place and importance of international migration law/refugee law discipline in legal studies 2) Understand the concept and types of migrations and different categories of migrants 3) Develop a perception on the sources of international law in this area and regional human rights documents and other relevant legislation 4) Evaluates different approaches to migration related problems and existing policies 5) Criticize understanding of current migration trends and responses related to it 6) Discuss potential future developments in this area |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. | ||||||
| 2) The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | ||||||
| 3) The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | ||||||
| 4) The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | ||||||
| 5) The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. | ||||||
| 6) The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. | ||||||
| 7) The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | ||||||
| 8) The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). | ||||||
| 9) The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. | ||||||
| 10) Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | ||||||
| 11) The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. | ||||||
| 12) The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. | H | Exam |
| 2) | The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | H | Exam |
| 3) | The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | S | Exam |
| 4) | The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | H | Exam |
| 5) | The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. | H | Exam |
| 6) | The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. | H | Exam |
| 7) | The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | S | Exam |
| 8) | The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). | N | |
| 9) | The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. | S | Exam |
| 10) | Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | N | |
| 11) | The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. | H | Exam |
| 12) | The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. | N |
| Prepared by and Date | SENADA ZATAGIC , January 2023 |
| Course Coordinator | SENADA ZATAGIC |
| Semester | Spring,Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Öğr. Gör. SENADA ZATAGIC |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction – presentation of the course content The concept and types of migrations |
| 2) | Refugees and asylum seekers – what are the differences? |
| 3) | Migrations through history and development of migrations and refugee law |
| 4) | International protection of migrants and refugees |
| 5) | 1951 Refugee Convention |
| 6) | European system of protection of migrants and refugees – EU Pact on Migration and Asylum |
| 7) | Midterm exam |
| 8) | Protection of Migrants and Refugees Moving by Sea |
| 9) | Migration policies – Reception and integration policies |
| 10) | Migration policies - Repatriation policies |
| 11) | Rights of migrants and refugees – human rights? Case law of the European Court of Human Rights concerning Migration |
| 12) | Problems migrants and refugees face with in receiving countries |
| 13) | Migration crisis – is there an end? Future prospects of migrations trends |
| 14) | Final Examination Period |
| 15) | Final Examination Period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | All course materials will be provided by the lecturer. The students don't need to buy and books etc. For the research on the internet and preparing the assignments the students should be equipped with a laptop or tablet each lesson. Recommended books: Brian Opeskin, Richard Perruchoud, Jillyanne Redpath-Cross, Foundations of International Migration Law, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2012 Khalid Koser, International Migration – A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2007 Hsiao-Hung Pai, Ciao Ousmane – The Hidden Exploitation of Italy’s Migrant Workers, London, Hurst and Company, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Flipped classroom Lecture Presentations Assignments | |||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | The students will prepare the homeworks on assigned topics. | |||||||||||||||
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| Computer Use | For the research on the internet and preparing the assignments the students should be equipped with a laptop or tablet each lesson. | |||||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
zatagics@mef.edu.tr |
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 70 | ||
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Final Examination | 1 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Total Workload | 100 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 4.0 | ||||||
| ECTS | 4 | ||||||