Objective: 
The course presents the concepts, principles, sources and content of international protection of refugees and minorities

The aim:
to provide fundamentals of international protection of refugees and minorities
to acquaint student with critical notions, concepts, principles and values of international refugee law and minorities law

Acquired knowledge:
students have the knowlegde of the character of international refugee law and minorities law
students have the knowlegde of the legal system of protection

Acquired skills:
students are able to identify the law as it stands, its written and unwritten rules
students are able to apply substantive and procedural law while understanding interconnections among different norms
strudents are able to indentify the uncertainties, gaps, controversies and practical problems

Developed reflection:
students are able to present and defend in public their position regarding protection of refugees and minorities
students are able to identify main legal, social and economic problems arising with international protection

Assessment: 
The final grade consists of: exam (80%), class activity (10%), student own work (10%).

Contents: 
Basic notions and concepts regarding refugee law; the origin and development of international refugee law;
Sources of international refugee law.
General principles of international refugee law
Access to protection; asylum procedure
Rights and obligations of refugees in international law
|International organisations towards minorities
Rights of minorities
Applicability issues
Implementation of international refugee law and minorities law

Recommended reading: 
Refugee Protection in International Law, E. Feller, V. Turk, F. Nicholson, Cambridge , 2003.