950143 VU EU Anti-Discrimination Law (2025S)
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This is a fee-based continuing education (master's) program/certificate program offered by the Postgraduate Center. Please note that you must be admitted to a continuing education (master's) programe/certificate program * to participate. For further information regarding continuing education (mster's) programs/certificate programs, please visit: https://www.postgraduatecenter.at/en/
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).
- Registration is open from Tu 11.02.2025 11:00 to Tu 25.02.2025 11:00
- Deregistration possible until Tu 25.02.2025 11:00
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: English
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Classes
Currently no class schedule is known.
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Overall assessment
- Class participation (25 %)
- Moodle Test (25%)
- Short Reflection at the end of the course (50%)
- Class participation (25 %)
- Moodle Test (25%)
- Short Reflection at the end of the course (50%)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
0-49 %: 5 (fail)
50-59 %: 4 (sufficient)
60-70 %: 3 (satisfactory)
71-84 %: 2 (good)
85-100 %: 1 (excellent)
50-59 %: 4 (sufficient)
60-70 %: 3 (satisfactory)
71-84 %: 2 (good)
85-100 %: 1 (excellent)
Examination topics
More information will be published on moodle.
Reading list
Slides and texts will be provided via Moodle.
For an overview of the legal framework and basic concepts, confer:
Ellis/Watson, EU Anti-Discrimination Law, 2nd Edition (2013)
- Chapter 1: Introduction (p. 1-42)
Fredman, Intersectional discrimination in EU gender equality and non-discrimination law, Publications Office of the European Union (2016)
- Chapter 1 & 2 (p. 27-38)
Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights & European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (2018): Handbook on European non-discrimination law : 2018 edition. Publications Office of the European Union.
- Chapter 6: Procedural Issues (p. 229-251)
Suggested reading from the field of legal philosophy:
- Baer (2009): Dignity, liberty, equality: A fundamental rights triangle of constitutionalism. The University of Toronto Law Journal, 59(4), 417–468 (in particular pages 448-468)
- Dworkin, A Matter of Principle (2000), Chapters 8 & 9
- Holzleithner (2024): Law and Social Justice: Intersectional Dimensions. In The Routledge International Handbook of Intersectionality Studies (1st ed., pp. 251–263)
- For an introduction to Elisabeth Holzleithner’s concept of autonomy in English cf. chapter 2.3 “The paradigm of autonomy” in Holzleithner, 'Sexuality, gender, and the law: Queer perspectives in legal philosophy', in Andreas R. Ziegler, Michael Lysander Fremuth, and Berta Esperanza Hernández-Truyol (eds), The Oxford Handbook of LGBTI Law (online edn, Oxford Academic, 23 Jan. 2024)
- Rössler (2002): Problems with Autonomy. Hypatia, 17(4), 143–162
For an overview of the legal framework and basic concepts, confer:
Ellis/Watson, EU Anti-Discrimination Law, 2nd Edition (2013)
- Chapter 1: Introduction (p. 1-42)
Fredman, Intersectional discrimination in EU gender equality and non-discrimination law, Publications Office of the European Union (2016)
- Chapter 1 & 2 (p. 27-38)
Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights & European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (2018): Handbook on European non-discrimination law : 2018 edition. Publications Office of the European Union.
- Chapter 6: Procedural Issues (p. 229-251)
Suggested reading from the field of legal philosophy:
- Baer (2009): Dignity, liberty, equality: A fundamental rights triangle of constitutionalism. The University of Toronto Law Journal, 59(4), 417–468 (in particular pages 448-468)
- Dworkin, A Matter of Principle (2000), Chapters 8 & 9
- Holzleithner (2024): Law and Social Justice: Intersectional Dimensions. In The Routledge International Handbook of Intersectionality Studies (1st ed., pp. 251–263)
- For an introduction to Elisabeth Holzleithner’s concept of autonomy in English cf. chapter 2.3 “The paradigm of autonomy” in Holzleithner, 'Sexuality, gender, and the law: Queer perspectives in legal philosophy', in Andreas R. Ziegler, Michael Lysander Fremuth, and Berta Esperanza Hernández-Truyol (eds), The Oxford Handbook of LGBTI Law (online edn, Oxford Academic, 23 Jan. 2024)
- Rössler (2002): Problems with Autonomy. Hypatia, 17(4), 143–162
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Last modified: We 12.02.2025 12:47
The following key topics will be covered:Basic Concepts
- direct/indirect discrimination and intersectional discrimination, harassment and instruction to discriminate
- Justified differential treatment (e.g. positive action measures and reasonable accommodation)Legal framework with a focus on substantive anti-discrimination law
Part I: Substantive Law
- Overview of primary and secondary EU anti-discrimination law
- Council of Europe (CoE) law with a focus on the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR)
- Introduction to protected grounds
- Introduction to selected areas of protection: employment & access to goods and services
Part II: Procedural Law
- Institutions and procedural issues (e.g. enforcement of anti-discrimination law, burden of proof)Thoughts from Legal Philosophy
- Focus on the concepts of autonomy and equal freedom