Maritime Migration and Human Rights in the Mediterranean
Goals & Objectives
The II UCA International Summer School (UCA-ISS) is a join of formative and cultural activities with an international character that the University of Cadiz (UCA) offers in southern Spain. It is a forum where the international university community participates with the society of southern Europe through the exchange of knowledge, traditions, languages, cultures, etc.
The II UCA International Summer School counts with a specific academic programme organized by the Doctoral School EDUCA, the Foreign Languages Centre (CSLM) and the Spanish-Russian University Foundation of UCA. Moreover, UCA-ISS counts with the participation of International Campus of Excellence of the Sea (cei·mar), the most important consortium of universities and research centres that are focused on the sea in all its diverse aspects (education, research, innovation, culture, etc.).
All courses count with the participation of national and international lecturers and researchers from different Spanish and international universities and research centres.
In parallel, the UCA-ISS offers a full calendar of cultural and educational activities and events for students.
The main goal of this course is to study the dramatic situation of irregular migrations in the Mediterranean. Border crossings at Seas have specific characteristics because of sea dangers and human trafficking. The European Union response to humanitarian crisis, and the Search and Rescue Operations launched by Frontex and the Member States (like Mare Nostrum or Triton Operations). Human Rights of Migrants, in particular of Asylum Seekers and in general for all kind of Refugees in the changing Mediterranean migratory routes..
Coordinators
Ph. D. Alejandro del Valle Galvez, Full Professor (Catedratico) of Public International Law and International Relations in the University of Cadiz. Jean Monnet Chair on «Borders and Immigration» of European Union Law, awarded by the European Comission in 2006
Course length, Date and place
Length: 22 hours.
Date: july 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th and 31th, 2015.
Place: Cadiz.
Programme
Monday 27 July
09:00h-09:30h. Welcome to students.
09:30h-11:30h. Law and Economics of Migration Law – “Economic Refugees”. Speaker: Franziska Weber (University of Hamburg – RFA, Germany).
11:30h-12:00h. Coffee break.
12:00h-14:00h. Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the Mediterranean (I). Speaker: Franziska Weber (University of Hamburg – RFA, Germany).
Tuesday 28 July
09:30h-11:30h. Migration and Human Rights in Europe (I). Speaker: Giuseppe Cataldi (University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Italy).
11:30h-12:00h. Coffee break.
12:00h-14:00h. Migration and Human Rights in Europe (II). Speaker: Giuseppe Cataldi (University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Italy).
Wednesday 29 July
09:30h-11:30h. Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the Mediterranean (II). Speaker: Franziska Weber (University of Hamburg – RFA, Germany).
11:30h-12:00h. Coffee break.
12:00h-14:00h. Round Table “Immigration coming from South Mediterranean Coasts: The Italian and German Experiences”. Speakers: Franziska Weber (University of Hamburg – RFA, Germany) and Giuseppe Cataldi (University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Italy).
Thursday 30 July
09:30h-11:30h. Irregular Migration across the Mediterranean Sea: Problematic Issues Concerning the International Rules on Safeguard of Life at Sea (I). Speaker: Marcello Di Filippo(University of Pisa, Italy).
11:30h-12:00h. Coffee break.
12:00h-14:00h. Irregular Migration across the Mediterranean Sea: Problematic Issues Concerning the International Rules on Safeguard of Life at Sea (II). Speaker: Marcello Di Filippo(University of Pisa, Italy).
Friday 31 July
10:00h-18:00h. Visit to S.I.V.E. (Integrated System of Surveillance of external EU sea borders). Speaker: Guardia Civil, Algeciras (Algeciras, Spain).
Contact and Registration
- Website: https://internationalsummerschool.uca.es/
- E-Mail: iss.uca-ceimar@uca.es.
- Registrations:at https://internationalsummerschool.uca.es/registration/ and at CELAMA website.