LAW588
Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Law
(Fynn Bruey)
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Instructor(s): Veronica Fynn Bruey
Course credit: 3
Method of presentation: Lecture/seminar/other
METHOD OF EVALUATION
Class participation: 10%
Reading Presentation (Group Work): 15%
Policy Brief: 30%
Final Paper – Rewritten Case: 45%
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Contemporary migration is riddled with challenging theoretical, practical, methodological, legal and policy questions and concerns. For instance, does a nation have the right to determine who to admit within its borders? Under what circumstances can a citizen be deported? Should undocumented migrants be protected internationally? Can Indigenous Peoples displaced by colonial violence claim refugee protection and seek asylum? This seminar course is an in-depth analysis of immigration, citizenship, and refugee law; designed to provide students with a brief historical overview of migration in the context of the modern nation-state, border violence, settler colonialism, and assimilation. The course examines national and international case laws, case studies, and socio-legal scholarships dealing with citizenship, refugees, admissibility, enforcement and appeals.
SPECIAL COMMENTS
Having a background in refugee law, immigration law, and critical race/legal studies will be an asset.
Description updated 2024-25. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.
REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY):
No textbook required. An assortment of readings will be used.