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LevelEuropean and International Social Security Law (B-KUL-C03A5A)
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Aims
The participants must become familiar with the legal concepts and reasoning of European and international social security law. Participants shall receive the necessary knowledge for a better understanding of the primary and secondary EU law concerning social security. The course will also provide them with enough insight to be able to understand possible future evolutions in this area.
Previous knowledge
Master of Law
Content
This course consists of an introductory unit and two other units.
In a first introductory course unit European and international social security law: an introduction students are introduced to the key concepts and issues of European and international social security law, such as:
why do we need international social security?
harmonization, coordination and principle declarations
an overview of non-EU international law instruments dealing with social security (I.L.O., Council of Europe, bilateral agreements, etc.)
the specific characteristics of EU legal involvement in the area of social security.
The second course unit European social security coordination law will focus upon the main part of EU social security law: the coordination of social security systems for migrant workers and other persons moving within the European Union, as contained in the coordination regulations (EC) nr. 1408/71 and 574/72. In this course unit the following topics will be dealt with:
- objectives of the coordination
- legal basis
- non-discrimination between EU nationals
- the personal and material scope of application of the coordination regulations
- the applicable legislation and the issue of posting
- the specific rules applicable to the different social risks
- the administration of the coordination
- future perspectives.
In the third course unit EU social security law (except coordination), all other relevant EU social security law will be examined. This will include:
- an overview of the social security protection rules in primary EU law (EC Treaty and EU Treaty)
- an examination of the legal relations between the EU legal order and third countries
- the EU law on the equal treatment of men and women in social security
- other harmonizing EU legislation with relevance for social security, including occupational social security schemes
- instruments to promote the convergence in matters of social security and employ
Course material
Text book
Articles and literature
Toledo / e-platform
Order of Enrolment
Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBEL: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.
NIVEAU (MASTER)
The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
Activities
1.0 ects. European and International Social Security Law: an Introduction (B-KUL-C08G4a)
Content
This introductory course on European and international social security law introduces the participants to the key concepts and issues of European and international social security law such as:
- why do we need international social security?
- harmonization, coordination and principle declarations
- an overview of non-EU international law instruments dealing with social security
- the specific characteristics of EU legal involvement in the area of social security.
Course material
This course consist of 6 hours of classical teaching and a workshop of 2 hours for which the students have to work out an assignment in group.
3.0 ects. EU Social Security Coordination Law (B-KUL-C08G5a)
Content
The course focuses upon the coordination of social security for migrant workers and other persons moving within the European Union, as contained in the coordination regulations (EC) nr. 1408/71 and 574/72. Here the following topics are dealt with:
- objectives of coordination;
- legal basis;
- non-discrimination between EU nationals;
- the personal and material scope of application of the coordination regulations;
- the applicable legislation and the issue of posting;
- the specific rules applicable to the different social risks;
- the administration of the coordination;
- future perspectives.
Aims
The goals of this course unit are in line with those of the course 'European and international social security law', but in order to follow the course unit 'EU social security coordination law' students should have followed the course unit 'European and international social security law: an introduction'.
Description of learning activities
This course is to be assimilated by the students at home via electronic support.
Close monitoring will be organised for each unit over a period of one week. During this week students may contact the author/teacher with questions and requests for assistance etc., and the author/teacher commits himself/herself to react within 12 working hours. Following this week of close monitoring, answers are guaranteed within one week. Questions and answers are collected in a discussion list, which can be consulted by all students and teachers/authors. At the end of the close monitoring week a summary of the most important questions and their answers will be provided by the author/teacher (also via the discussion list).
Course material
The students receive a specially designed syllabus.
3.0 ects. EU Social Security Law (except Coordination Law) (B-KUL-C08G6a)
Content
In this course students examine all relevant EU social security law, except for the coordination regulations. This will include:
- an overview of the social protection rules in primary EU law (EC Treaty and EU Treaty);
- an examination of the legal relations between the EU legal order and third states;
- the EU law on the equal treatment of men and women in social security;
- other harmonizing EU legislation with relevance for social security, including occupational social security schemes;
- instruments to promote the convergence in matters of social security and employment.
Aims
The goals of this course unit are in line with those of the course 'European and international social security law', but in order to follow the course unit 'EU social security law (except coordination law)' students should have followed the course unit 'European and international social security law: an introduction'.
Description of learning activities
This course is to be assimilated by the students at home via electronic support.
Close monitoring will be organised for each unit over a period of one week. During this week students may contact the author/teacher with questions and requests for assistance etc., and the author/teacher commits himself/herself to react within 12 working hours. Following this week of close monitoring, answers are guaranteed within one week. Questions and answers are collected in a discussion list, which can be consulted by all students and teachers/authors. At the end of the close monitoring week a summary of the most important questions and their answers will be provided by the author/teacher (also via the discussion list).
Course material
The students receive a specially designed syllabus.
