Fall 2015 Course Schedule

Asylum & Refugee Law (LAW-656-001)
Ul-Haq

Meets: 09:00 AM - 10:50 AM (W) - Room 314

Enrolled: 16 / Limit: 17

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Notices

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Description

This course will explore the statutes, regulations, and case law that make up the substantive U.S. asylum law framework. Students will understand the definitions of asylees, refugees, persecution, and the elements of an asylum claim, to include the evolving nexuses and asylum bars. The course will further provide a backdrop for asylum claims by analyzing some common bases for individuals’ fear of return. Students will also become familiar with the asylum process before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), and the federal courts. This same treatment will be given to the analogous applications of withholding of removal and protection under Article III of the United Nations’ Convention Against Torture (CAT).

Textbooks and Other Materials

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Title: Asylum Primer Author: Germain Publisher: The Appraisal Institute 7th Edition ( ISBN 9781573703765) REQUIRED

First Class Readings

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