PROGRAM CONFIRMED
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SUBJECT PROGRAM
CODE OF THE SUBJECT 	SJIC7283	
NAME OF THE SUBJECT  (in Estonian)	Inimsmuugeldamine ja inimkaubandus kui piiriülene organiseeritud kuritegevus	
NAME OF THE SUBJECT (in English)	Smuggling of persons and human trafficking as a part of cross-border organized crime	
CAPACITY OF THE SUBJECT (ECTS)
Incl. contact classes
Hours of independent work	1,0 EAP
6 
20	
THE CURRICULUM 	Internal security	
THE HEAD OF THE CURRICULUM :	Director of the Institute for Internal Security	
PREREQUISITE SUBJECTS: - 	
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SUBJECT: 
To provide knowledge about the legal basis in fight against cross-border organised crime and about the practical implementation of legal framework in changing society. Develop abitlity to understand the nature of smuggling of persons and trafficking in human beings as a part of cross-border organised crime, and the impact of these crimes to the internal security of the state and to the European Union. To provide knowledge about the methods and tools in fight against these specific cross-border crimes. To explain the role of modern integrated border management in fight, prevention and detection of organised cross-border crimes. To provide understanding about the nature of EUROSUR in sharing and exchanging information between EU MS-s in fight against cross-border criminality. The objective is to give a comprehensive overview about the subject enabling future self-studies and professional implementation in daily activities. 	
CONTENT:
(topic areas to be covered in the lectures)

	Legal  treatment of cross- border organised crime: The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, adopted by General Assembly resolution 55/25 of 15 November 2000and the Protocols Thereto:
       The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children; 
       The Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air;
The nature and features of smuggling of persons;
Border management and the role of integrated border management in prevention and detection of cross-border organised crime in Europe and in Estonia- Treaty of Lisbon art 77; 
Situation in Estonia as regards cross-border trafficking in persons, smuggling of humans,  and other cross-border organised crime;
EUROSUR as an effective tool for EU Member States for sharing and exchanging information about cross-border criminality.
 	
LEARNING OUTCOMES : 	TEACHING ACTIVITY 	LEARNING ACTIVITY 	ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA 	
Upon completion of the subject, the student.......			Grading: Pass/Fail 	
... knows the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime,  the content and nature of its   additional protocols; 	Carrying out lectures and group work	Active participation in the lectures and independent work with the literature 
	Grading methods: test
                              essay/discussion

Grading criteria: A pass will be awarded if 
•	the student answers in a satisfactory way at least 50 % of questions
•	the student discusses the topic independently, comes to a solution of the problem and puts forward recommendations. 
More detailed grading criteria will be provided in the calender plan.	
... understands special features of human trafficking and smuggling of persons;	Carrying out lectures and group work	Active participation in the lectures and independent work with the literature 		
... knows the content of integrated border management and its possibilities in combating cross-border organized crime;	Carrying out lectures and group work	Active participation in the lectures and independent work with the literature 		
.... understands the scope of the European Border Surveillance System in sharing the information related to cross-border organized crime.	Carrying out lectures and group work	Active participation in the lectures and independent work with the literatuure.		
COMPULSORY READING: 
1. United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime  
2. Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air (Smuggling of Migrants Protocol). ( Protocol 28 January 2004)
3. Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (Palermo Protocol)
4. EU Schengen Catalogue on External borders control, Return and readmission (16 March 2009)- Integrated border management p- 8-17 

RECOMMENDED READING: 
1. REGULATION (EU) No 1052/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 22 October 2013
establishing the European Border Surveillance System (Eurosur) 
2. Council Conclusions on Integrated Border Management 2768th Justice  and Home Affairs Council meeting Brussels, 4-5 December 2006; 
3. Council Conclusions on the management of the external borders of the member states of the European Union 2873rd Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting Luxembourg, 5 and 6 June 2008;	

                                 Compiled by: Inge Lindsaar, Leading integrated border management expert, Estonian Police and Border Guard Board.

     Date: 01.02.2015