Elective subject "Migration Law & Social Law"

Start: WS 2025/26

Coordination and administration: Univ-Prof. Dr. Anuscheh Farahat, Institute for Constitutional and Administrative Law, University of Vienna

Project partners: Dr. Kevin Fredy Hinterberger, Dr. Johannes Peyrl, Labour Market and Integration Department, Vienna Chamber of Labour

Scope: 18 ECTS

Concept:

The elective subject ‘Migration Law & Social Law’ aims to take greater account of the practical relevance of the topic of migration in legal studies at the University. It is a reaction to the fact that graduates of law studies are nowadays confronted with the issues of migration law (asylum law, family reunification, labour and educational migration) in numerous legal professions, especially in administration and administrative jurisdiction. As migration law issues and cross-border mobility regularly go hand in hand with questions of social security and economic integration, migration law is combined with social law in this elective subject. In addition to imparting and deepening specialist knowledge in the field of migration law and social law, the elective subject is also intended to impart critical academic analysis and practice-relevant knowledge in the form of the Refugee Law Clinic and in the form of simulation games.

Contents:

Compulsory subjects:

The compulsory area covers the main areas of the thematic field of ‘Migration Law & Social Law’. The basics of refugee law, which today is essentially characterised by European and international law, are taught and the right of residence in Austria beyond asylum law (i.e. family, labour and educational migration) is taught. In addition, knowledge of European social and labour law is taught, which is of particular importance for the phenomenon of migration due to its cross-border dimension.

The compulsory section includes the following courses:

KU ‘European and international Refugee Law’, 2 SWS, 4 ECTS or

KU ‘International and European Migration Law’, 2 SWS, 4 ECTS

KU ‘Residence Law: Law of Labour, Family and Educational Migration’, 2 SWS, 4 ECTS or

KU ‘Asylum Law in Austria’, 2 SWS, 4 ECTS

KU ‘European Social Security and Labour Law’, 2 SWS, 4 ECTS

Electives:

Seminars and courses on relevant topics are regularly offered in the elective subject area. In addition, students have the opportunity to attend the Refugee Law Clinic and the associated courses and to deepen their knowledge of asylum law. Participation in the Law Clinic requires a successful application as part of the established application procedure for the Refugee Law Clinic.

Please refer to the u:find course catalogue for the current range of elective courses.