The Faculty of Law, Universitas Brawijaya (FH UB) invited foreign lecturers in the “Visiting Lecture” program on Friday (12/9/2024) at Democracy Podium, C Building FH UB. This time, FH UB invited Nils Seidel from Leipzig University to present material on Migration Law in Germany and the European Union. The activity started at 08.00 – 09.30 WIB and was attended by FH UB students.
In his presentation, Nils explained what migration law is in German and European Union government regulations, namely matters relating to regulations on the entry, residence, and integration of non-EU citizens into Germany and other European Union member countries.
“Around 3.6% of the world’s population are international migrants, or around 281 million people, up from 2.8% (or 161 million people) in 2000, according to the UN World Migration Report 2023,” said Nils.
In addition, Nils also explained the practice of the Dublin System or Dublin Regulation, which is the European Union’s legal framework that determines which member states are responsible for processing asylum applications from asylum seekers or refugees.
The purpose of the Dublin System itself is to ensure that every asylum application in the European Union is processed by only one member state, thus preventing situations where asylum seekers apply in several countries simultaneously.
Another discussion regarding perpetual strain or something that refers to the tension of stressful and long-lasting situations in various fields, such as politics, economics, social, or international relations since 2015 has also been an obstacle to migration in Germany and the European Union.
“Since January this year, more than 1,300 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, bringing the total number of deaths to 30,200 in the last ten years alone,” Nils explained.
The existence of a course on migration law, especially regarding migration in countries that are part of the European Union such as Germany, has made the discussion topics increasingly developed. Therefore, it is hoped that by presenting migration law to students, it can become a new insight that is useful in the future. (dilla/rma/FH PR/UB PR/ Trans. Iir)
