EVSn5064 The Schengen Roadmap: adapting EU’s justice and home affairs to new challenges

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Santino Lo Bianco, Ph.D. (lecturer), prof. PhDr. Petr Kaniok, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Kaniok, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 8. 4. 14:00–15:40 U32, Tue 9. 4. 16:00–17:40 P21a, Wed 10. 4. 18:00–19:40 P21a, Thu 11. 4. 12:00–13:40 P24a, Fri 12. 4. 8:00–9:40 P24a, Mon 15. 4. 14:00–15:40 P24a, Wed 17. 4. 10:00–11:40 P21a, Thu 18. 4. 12:00–13:40 P24a, Fri 19. 4. 8:00–9:40 P21a
Prerequisites
! EVS464 Schengen Roadmap && !NOW( EVS464 Schengen Roadmap )
Basic knowledge of the EU and its decion-making process.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course focuses on the emergence of Justice and Home Affairs cooperation, the shaping of the different JHA policies (migration and asylum policies, border management, police cooperation, judicial cooperation in criminal matters, and prevention and the fight against crime and terrorism) and the current state of affairs in each of these policies. The roles and competences of EU institutions and agencies active the JHA field (such as Frontex, Eurojst, or Europol) will be discussed as well, along with institutional developments in terms of multi-annual programs and other major policy instruments.
Learning outcomes
To gain an understanding of the scope and meaning of justice and home affairs of the European Union
To gain knowledge of the origins and historical development of justice and home affairs in the European Union
To acquire knowledge of the key policy instruments in the field of the justice and home affairs of the European Union
To provide explanations that inform both practical and intellectual understandings of the latest developments in the field of justice and home affairs of the European Union
Syllabus
  • 1.The Schengen and justice and home affairs
  • 2.The legal framework of justice and home affairs
  • 3.EU Asylum policy
  • 4.EU External Border Control
  • 5.Police cooperation in the EU
  • 6.Judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU
  • 7.International terrorism
  • 8.Brexit and other challenges ahead
Literature
    required literature
  • PEERS, Steve. EU justice and home affairs law. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011, cxxiii, 98. ISBN 9780199659975. info
    recommended literature
  • The Europeanization of migration policy :the Schengen Acquis between the priorities of legal harmonization and fragmentation. Edited by Robert Fischer. 1 online r. ISBN 9783653013733. info
  • Borders in Central Europe after the Schengen agreement. Edited by Tomáš Havlíček - Milan Jeřábek - Jaroslav Dokoupil. New York, NY: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2018, 1 online. ISBN 9783319630168. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, in-class discussions.
Assessment methods
4 short position papers on assigned topics 49%; Written exam 35%; Participation in classes 16%.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: 2-6 May & 9-13 May 2022.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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