European Asylum Curriculum Catalogue

The aim of this module is to provide asylum officials with structured and detailed guidance on complex interpretative issues relating to qualification for international protection.
This module focuses on more complex aspects of qualification for international protection with regard to acts of persecution, reasons for persecution, serious harm (subsidiary protection) and protection from persecution or serious harm. It critically assesses the work of asylum case officers in the context of national practice and CEAS-related jurisprudence while applying conclusions drawn from the work of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the European Court of Human Rights. This module also explores a method of interpreting EU law and international protection law in the absence of guidance from the CJEU when facing complex interpretative issues relating to qualification for international protection.

This module is delivered through a blended learning methodology (online and face-to-face). Online learning contains learning activities that assess progress toward the learning outcomes, and face-to-face sessions focus on complex elements that require discussion.