Borders, Security and the Common European Perspective. Fundamental Rights, Free Movement and the Migration Crisis

About

EU citizens enjoy many freedoms and a high level of protection through, among other things, individual, political, economic and social rights, protection of personal data, anti-discrimination legislation. EU Member States are working to develop a coherent European migration policy that harnesses the potential of legal migration while successfully addressing the challenges of illegal immigration. Work continues to improve security through better controls at external borders, while facilitating entry into the EU for those who qualify. The process of European integration has created a new context in which the nation state has evolved into a member state and, at the same time, within this same context, the concept of national sovereignty has taken on new meaning and content. Thus, the issue of national sovereignty, as well as its relation to the process of European integration, shapes new facts as regards the acceptance of a fully distinct EU constitutional order that places particular emphasis on respect for human rights and individual freedoms.

Course leader

Panagiotis Grigoriou

Target group

Postgraduates
PhD candidates
Researchers/co-doctoral fellows
Professionals

Course aim

The learning objectives (outcomes) of this summer school are essential for effective learning. They contribute to the formulation of what students should be able to do in terms of acquired knowledge about migration and asylum in the EU as a result of the teaching. Consequently, these learning objectives help to plan teaching, activities and assessments on this subject area more effectively. In developing these learning objectives, a careful consideration of the areas under study and what students should learn and be able to achieve from the teaching is attempted.