Human Rights and Citizenship-Period 2 Computer Science Program Fall 2024 Semester - Amsterdam

What and who is a citizen? How does a migrant become a citizen? Which rights do migrants have? And how do these rights develop over time? These are seemingly simple questions, but upon close scrutiny the relation between the citizen and an alien appears to be rather puzzling. Migrants might for example enjoy all kinds of civil rights, while certain citizens might feel treated as aliens. In this course we investigate which rights can be invoked by nationals and by migrants. We will address the different understandings of citizenship and nationality, the concept of and the rights attached to European citizenship, the difference that having or not having national membership makes, the possibility of being joined by family members from abroad, the concept of 'integration' and the relation all these different aspects of citizenship have with time. These issues will be addressed in weekly lectures and assignments.

Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.