The main MAC-EUPACT teaching activities each year consist of two components: a 36-hour module and an annual integrative cycle of seminars. The 36-hour module is part of the EU Law course within the Master’s Degree programme in “Law” (LMG). This approach effectively helps EU Law students grasp the practical implications of institutional accountability mechanisms in a highly relevant and significant field such as EU migration and asylum policy. This teaching activity is delivered by the Module Coordinator and by some guest lecturers who may be invited to deliver individual lessons. A critical approach will be adopted, aimed at providing an overall knowledge and assessment of the various accountability mechanisms that may be employed in EU law, as well as of the EU’s competences regarding the subject matter, in order to clarify the new legal framework introduced by the Pact on migration and asylum.
The 36-hour module course will be integrated by cycles of seminars (24 hours the 1st year, 26 hours the 2nd year, 24 hours the 3rd year) delivered by leading scholars and experts able to highlight critical aspects of the new Pact on migration and asylum. They will offer significant added value by providing participants in-depth knowledge, insights, and skills in a rapidly evolving and complex field. The seminar series is open to selected audiences: PhD students, researchers, professionals and practitioners, government officials, border guards, police officers, members of territorial asylum commissions, NGOs, lawyers, and judges. This allows a broader debate among the speakers and the participants and a wider dissemination of MAC-EUPACT activities. In any case, all the MAC-EUPACT activities will promote active participation by students and stakeholders.
To foster a practical approach to teaching and allow participants to apply the knowledge gained, the seminar series will conclude each year with a moot court exercise, during which participants will engage in simulated case proceedings and receive guidance and feedback from experts.
Attendance of the 24-hour seminar series will allow students enrolled in degree programmes to obtain the recognition of 3 ECTS credits, which may be used as elective activities within their university study programme.
