Course: European Union as an Area of Freedom and Security

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Course title European Union as an Area of Freedom and Security
Course code MEP/EUPSB
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šišková Naděžda, doc. et doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Petr Michal, doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Bureš Pavel, JUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Seminar Topics: General characteristic of the area of freedom, security and justice. Schengen acquis Schengen information system. EU as the area without internal borders. Common asylum policy Judicial cooperation in civil matters Organization and functioning of Europol Judicial cooperation in penal matters

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
This course follows the general courses of European law and focus on the question of creation and main features of European area of freedom, security and justice with the special attention to the instruments of the asylum law, judicial cooperation and security (police) cooperation on supranational level. Particular part will focus on problems of Schengen area and Schengen acquis.
Students who have completed this course will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the features of law.
Prerequisites
The completion of this course is not conditioned upon completion of any other courses.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

It is essential that those students who would like to pass the course must have attendance within the scope set by the seminar teacher and succeed in the colloquium.
Recommended literature
  • Pikna, B. (2006). Vnitřní bezpečnost a veřejný pořádek v evropském právu, 3. vydání. Linde, Praha.
  • Rozehnalová, N., Týč, V. (2003). Evropský justiční prostor. MU, Brno.
  • Šišková, N., Stehlík, V. (2007). Evropské právo I. Ústavní základy EU. Linde, Praha.
  • Walker, Neil. (2004). Europ´s Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  • Zwaan, J., Goudappel, F. (2006). Freedom, security and justice in The European Union. Asser Press, Hague.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): European Studies Focusing on European Law (2017) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer