Universität Wien

030479 KU International and European Refugee Law (2019W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Details

max. 56 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 09.10. 16:15 - 18:00 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 16.10. 16:15 - 18:00 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 23.10. 16:15 - 18:00 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 30.10. 16:15 - 18:00 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 06.11. 16:15 - 18:00 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 13.11. 16:15 - 18:00 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 20.11. 16:15 - 18:00 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 27.11. 16:15 - 18:00 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 04.12. 16:15 - 18:00 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 11.12. 16:15 - 18:00 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 08.01. 16:15 - 18:00 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 15.01. 16:15 - 18:00 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 22.01. 16:15 - 18:00 Hörsaal U16 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

History and Basics of Refugee Law
Definition of a Refugee
Loss and Denial of Refugee Status
Non-Refoulement
Rights of Refugees
Repatriation, re-establishment, resettlement, naturalization
Human Rights Law and Refugee Law
UNHCR (special session with Birgit Einzenberger, UNHCR Austria)
Social, cultural, and religious of backgrounds of refugees (special session with Judith Kohlenberger, WU Vienna)
The Common European Asylum System (special session with Wolfgang Bogensberger, European Commission)
International Migration Law

Assessment and permitted materials

Final written exam in the last session. Active discussions in class on the basis of the course material as provided on moodle. Participation will be taken into account.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

– >50% in the final exam
– presentation in class (optional)
– active participation

Examination topics

all slides
reading materials uploaded on moodle

Reading list

Articles and videos will be made available on Moodle.

(Non-obligatory) reading recommendations:

– Vincent Chetail, International Migration Law (Oxford University Press 2019)
– Guy Goodwin-Gill and Jane McAdam, The Refugee in International Law (Oxford University Press 2007)
– James C Hathaway and Michelle Foster, The Law of Refugee Status (Cambridge University Press 2014)
– Violeta Moreno-Lax, Accessing Asylum in Europe (Oxford University Press 2017)

Association in the course directory

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