Universität Wien

030560 SE Borders! (2022W)

Perspectives from Legal History and Comtemporary Law

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

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 10.10. 09:00 - 10:30 Seminarraum SEM51 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG (Kickoff Class)
  • Monday 05.12. 12:00 - 15:00 Seminarraum SEM61 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
  • Tuesday 13.12. 13:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Wednesday 18.01. 09:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum SEM43 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Thursday 19.01. 09:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum SEM43 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Friday 20.01. 09:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum SEM43 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Once it was the border stone, today they are secured by high walls or sometimes invisible. In any case, borders fundamentally determine people's lives: they decide on identity and belonging, on political and economic rights, on freedom of movement and mobility. Who is allowed to cross them? Under what conditions and with what consequences?

The seminar deals with the phenomenon of the "border" from a legal and interdisciplinary perspective. A historical line will be drawn from the understanding of borders in antiquity to important contemporary issues. Concrete border conflicts are as much the subject of the seminar as the regulation of migration at borders.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students are asked to give a presentation of 20-25 minutes and to prepare a handout with the main arguments and findings. The possibility to write diploma seminar papers (50,000 characters) is given. Doctoral students are also welcome.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance and active participation are expected during the entire seminar.

Examination topics

Students will be expected to prepare a presentation for class discussion and complete a paper at the end of the seminar.

Reading list

A few keywords and important sources of literature will be introduced to the students. However, most of the literature discussed in this seminar will be accumulated through individual research.

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