International Migration Law

Teilnahmevoraussetzungen

Teilnahme an der Vorlesung Völkerrecht I (= Public International Law I). The lecture is open for students of Master’s programs from other disciplines and the SPC Global Health (FB 11).

Inhalte der Veranstaltung

The lecture provides a comprehensive overview of International Migration Law, an evolving branch of modern international law. It introduces core concepts such as nationality, territorial jurisdiction, and human rights. The lecture identifies specific regimes applicable to refugees, family migrants, and migrant workers. Special attention is paid to the multilayered structure composed of international and European migration laws.

Leistungsnachweise

Written exam (optional).

Zeiten 

Do/Thu 16–18, HS 28

Literaturempfehlungen

Textbook (mandatory reading material):

General textbooks on Public International Law (optional, for beginners)

Veranstaltungsgliederung

Download available here

1st session: 16th April 2015

Opening session: Conceptualizing ‘International Migration Law’ as a branch of international law

2nd session: 23rd April 2015

Empirical foundations: Contemporary patterns of global migration

3rd session: 30th April 2015 

Legal foundations (i): Nationality and migration control in international Law

4th session: 21st May 2015

Legal foundations (ii): The human rights of migrants

5th session: 28th May 2015

The legal regime of refugees

6th session: 11th June 2014

The legal regime of family migrants 

7th session: 18th June 2015

Migration and Global Health (Special guest: PD Dr. Michael Knipper, Institute of the History of Medicine)

8th session: 25th June 2015

The legal regime of migrant workers (i): International Labour Law

9th session: 2nd July 2015

The legal regime of migrant workers (ii): trade related mobility

10th session: 9th July 2015

Migration and supranational regional integration

11th session: 16th July 2015

Closing session: Reflections on the future of International Migration Law