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030675 KU International Family Law (2024W)

with a Focus on human rights, international Treaties and EU law from an Austrian Perspective

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 40 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Alle Lehrveranstaltungseinheiten beginnen um 15 Uhr pünktlich.
Die Teilnahme an beiden Tests ist zwingend. Die Termine können nicht verschoben werden.
18.11.2024: Erster schriftlicher Test
20.01.2025: Zweiter schriftlicher Test
In der Woche vom 27.-31.01.2025 werden bei Bedarf mündliche Prüfungen angeboten (s Minimalanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab). Die Studierenden können sich nicht auswählen, ob sie schriftlich oder mündlich zu den Tests / Prüfungen antreten. Eventuelle mündliche Prüfungen stellen ausnahmslos eine Möglichkeit dar, doch ein positives Gesamtergebnis am Ende des Semesters zu erzielen.

  • Montag 14.10. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Montag 21.10. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Montag 28.10. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Montag 04.11. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Montag 11.11. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Montag 18.11. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Montag 25.11. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Montag 02.12. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Montag 09.12. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Montag 16.12. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Montag 13.01. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
  • Montag 20.01. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

GOAL: The course aims to familiarise all students with human rights, international treaties and EU regulations which concern family matters, and international family law (conflict of laws) from an Austrian perspective, and aims to train interdisciplinary thinking.
TOPICS dealt with are as follows:
1. Where and how can you find what online? Overview of the authors of the Conventions and the Regulations. Types of legal sources. Unified conflict of laws and national conflict of laws rules (AT-PIL).
2. ECHR, CFR; UN Conv. on the Rights of the Child
3. Geneva Refugee Convention, UN Conv. on Stateless Persons
4. Status of Persons & case law
5. Hague Convention on the Int'l Protection of Children, UN Conv. Rights of the Child
6. First written test
7. Rome III-Regulation
8. ECJ case law
9. Hague Child Abduction Convention
10. Case law
11. Sample test
12. Second written test

METHOD: The course consists of lectures on the various topics, followed by a questions and answers session. Students are highly encouraged to participate orally in class.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Participation in both written tests (open book exams). Physical presence is required, because no online exams will be offered.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Students must have a basic knowledge of private international law (conflict of laws rules), public international law and family law and be able to communicate well in English in order to intellectually grasp the content of the legal sources (drafted or translated) in(to) English. Preparation for each unit is essential (reading the legal sources and the case law).

Absence (limited to health reasons) in no more than 2 course units (medical confirmation required) will be accepted. Participation in both written tests is mandatory. Each test accounts for 10 points. The points of both tests are added together. A positive grade is achieved with a total of 12/20 points (in detail: very good (1) with 19-20 points; good (2) with 17-18 points; satisfactory (3) with 14-16 points; sufficient (4) with 12-13 points).

Two written tests (open book exam). No laptop, tablet, mobile / iphone.
The understanding of the content of the legal sources and the impact of the case law are examined. Students must be able to solve caes and to answer multiple choice questions.

Students who have not taken BOTH written tests (medical confirmation of illness required), and students who have not achieved the minimum number of points overall (12/20), will be examined orally in the week of 18-21 June (details will be announced later).

Prüfungsstoff

Proof of acquired knowledge and of a good understanding of the course content.

Literatur

A translation of the Austrian Act on Conflict of Laws (IPRG) will be provided (extract). All other sources are available online in English, see https://www.echr.coe.int/documents/d/echr/convention_eng; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:12016P/TXT; https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions; the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention and protocol, see https://www.unhcr.org/about-unhcr/who-we-are/1951-refugee-convention, so is the Geneva Stateless Persons Convention, see https://www.unhcr.org/ibelong/wp-content/uploads/1954-Convention-relating-to-the-Status-of-Stateless-Persons_ENG.pdf. The same applies to the Rome III-Regulation, see https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:343:0010:0016:en:PDF, and the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child, see https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/ProfessionalInterest/crc.pdf

The IFL-course is interdisciplinary by nature. Specific books or articles are not available on the market. All issues will be discussed in class. Together with the required basic knowledge of conflict of laws, international law and family law, good preparation for each unit and logical thinking interdisciplinary thinking is trained.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Mi 10.07.2024 12:05