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Advanced Bachelor's students with a background in law or with another academic background that qualifies them to participate in the course
This course examines the protection regime pertaining to refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and stateless persons. It gives special attention to the evolving set of legal norms, institutions, and procedures that have emerged from the international community’s resolve to protect refugees and other forced migrants.
The course adopts two complementary methodologies: seminars and case studies combined with presentations by the students. The seminars begin with an introduction to the international human rights and the asylum regimes, and with a review of the relevant concepts and definitions. It then continues with a historical perspective of the pre-United Nations initiatives to protect refugees and introduces the normative ethics and politics of refugee protection. That is followed by an analysis of both the legal and institutional pillars of the refugee regime, i.e. of the definitions of "refugees" captured by various international instruments and of the protection granted by the UNHCR, respectively. The last subjects to be covered by the seminars are the normative and institutional arrangements put in place for the protection of IDPs and stateless persons.
The seminars are complemented by a "hands-on" methodology, namely a major case study and presentations by the students both on the state of refugee protection in their countries of origin/residence and on current significant situations (i.e. Myanmar, Syria, Venezuela, European asylum crisis, Mediterranean situation).
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This course is taught in English, including readings in English. In order to understand the texts and participate in the discussions in class, a language level of B2 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) is required.
Inexpensive meals are available at the Humboldt-Universität cafeteria.
HUWISU offers a fine selection of interesting extracurricular activities and aims to give all participants an unforgettable stay in Berlin. Your programme will include excursions, sport activities and social gatherings that will provide you with the opportunity to get to know the city, the university and your international classmates better. The cost of these offers is included in the course fees.
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