Area of freedom, security and justice

Teacher(s)

Carlier Jean-Yves; Duez Denis;

Language

French

Main themes

The course is divided in two parts.
The first one is related to the EU external borders policy and consequently to these topics: free movement of persons, immigration, asylum and visas policies. The ongoing communitarization of these areas will be underlined.
The second one will deal with the police and judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters. Main aspects will be approached:
- judicial cooperation (mutual recognition and enforcement of judgments)
- police cooperation (creation of coordinating bodies, operative information, training of personnel)
- EU's relations with third countries
- EU's policies (fight against terrorism, organized crime, drug abuse and the trade in illicit drugs)
- prospects (Lisbon treaty, enhanced cooperations, passerelle clause).

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	There are two objectives: on one hand, at the end of the course, students are supposed to have a good knowledge of the legislation, the main cases laws and the uses in the field of free movement of persons inside and towards the European Union. On the other hand, on theses bases, the course opens the discussion on the future challenges.

Content

The course aims to provide a synthetic and critical view of the European Union's action in the areas covered by Title V of the TFEU: the area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ). It aims to provide students with a sound knowledge of the historical, political and legal foundations of Member States' cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs. It does so by examining some of the fundamental concepts and principles of cooperation in justice and home affairs that stem from Article 67 TFEU, which defines the area of freedom, security and justice.
At the end of this course, students should be able to:

• Understand the basic concepts and principles governing EU cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs;
• Identify the main issues and tensions in the area of freedom, security and justice;
• Apply the different basic concepts and principles to concrete cases;
• Find and use legal sources in the field of AFSJ, including the Treaties, secondary legislation and the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union;
• Participate in academic and public debate on current AFSJ issues.

Evaluation methods

Written examination.

Faculty or entity

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