JEAN MONNET SUMMER SCHOOL CURRENT CHALLENGES TO INTERNATIONAL AND EU LAW AND POLITICS: THE SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS CRISES IN THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBORHOOD
Areas covered: Public International Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights Law, International relations, EU Law (including EU decision-making procedures), EU External Relations Law, Project Management, Legal Argumentation and Reasoning
Workload: 90 academic hours (including study visits and group work)
Format: The School is planned to be delivered in a face-to-face format. International guest lecturers may opt to deliver lectures online.
Target audience:
Armenian and international students (advanced Bachelor, Master, or PhD) of the following academic disciplines:
- Law/International Law/EU Law
- Human Rights
- Political Science
- International Relations
- (Eastern) European and Eurasian Studies / post-Soviet Studies / Area Studies
- Journalism
- Project Management and
- Other related disciplines
The objectives of the School are threefold:
- to introduce participants to the current challenges of International and EU Law and Politics in the context of ongoing security and Human Rights crises in the European Neighbourhood and to provide a forum for the international discussion on possible changes in the architecture of Collective Security Mechanisms by future professionals. The regions of EaP and MENA will be covered;
- alongside the advancement of students’ knowledge on the covered topics, to develop their professional and soft skills ([legal] argumentation, critical thinking, research and analysis, teamwork, presentation skills, debate and negotiation skills, etc.);
- to enrich students’ social experience by (1) introducing them to the Armenian culture and society; (2) stimulating professional networking within the group and with the involved external contributors.
Teaching staff:
The core lecturers will be delivered by:
- Anna Khvorostiankina, PhD, Head of Law Department, Jean Monnet Chair in EU Legal Studies and Legal Europeanization and academic coordinator of the Jean Monnet Module EUSecJuris, EIU (focus areas of EU Law, EU External Relations Law, EU’s role as a security and development actor in the Eastern Partnership) and
- Nawras Layous, PhD, Lecturer at Law Department, EIU (focus areas of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, Collective Security and the conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, as well as Humanitarian Project Management).
To enrich the academic offer, well-established scholars and practitioners will be invited as guest speakers.
Teaching methodology:
The School combines:
- interactive lectures,
- the “learning-by-doing” activities (debates and simulations of decision-making activities in the EU institutions and international fora),
- study visits to governmental institutions (EU Delegation to Armenia, the National Assembly of Armenia, the Office of the Representative of Armenia in International Legal Matters), and
- meetings with civil society actors, entrepreneurs, and experts from international NGOs.
Logistics:
We will organize and cover: airport transfer, local transportation, three social dinners, coffee breaks on working days, excursions to museums, a city tour around Yerevan, a long-distance tour during the weekend; learning materials and certificates. We will also negotiate reduced prices for lunches with the on-campus service providers.
Before the arrival of international participants, a WhatsApp group will be established to communicate with students about travel arrangements, weather conditions, food preferences, planned activities, requirements related to the rules applicable to visits to governmental institutions, etc. (in case of sensitive information, the communication will be performed via individual emails).
Students will be assisted with finding accommodation; on-campus options will be offered too.
Students’ feedback will be collected daily and at the end of the School (via anonymous e-questionnaires).
Tuition fee: 650 euros. A limited number of merit-based Jean Monnet scholarships (tuition fee waivers) for applicants from the EaP region are available.
For German students/students studying at German universities, DAAD scholarships are available. To apply for a DAAD scholarship, please refer directly to DAAD within the established timeframes (the application process is a separate procedure, EIU does not manage it). For further information, please visit the DAAD webpage.
Application deadline: 1 June 2023.
To apply, please submit here the following documents:
- CV
- Motivation letter
For further information, please contact Dr Anna Khvorostiankina, Head of the Law Department (anna.khvorostiankina@eiu.am).
