Human Rights on the Run I
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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
Plenary
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in deutscher SpracheThe large-scale movements of refugees raise the question of whether and to what extent fundamental human rights also apply to refugees and how they can be ensured. At the same time, there is an increasing tendency to restrict the right to asylum. Are human rights, an enormous achievement of the Enlightenment, currently at risk?
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Mag. Harald PERL
President, Federal Administrative Court, Vienna
| 1977 | Offizier auf Zeit/Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung |
| 1983 | Berufungsreferent im Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung |
| 1986 | Hauptreferatsleiter im Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung |
| 1988 | Wechsel ins Kabinett des Bundeskanzlers als Mitarbeiter und Berater von Bundeskanzler Dr. Franz VRANITZKY |
| 1996 | Büroleiter des Bundeskanzlers |
| 1997 | Bestellung zum Vorsitzenden des Unabhängigen Bundesasylsenats |
| 2008 | Bestellung zum Präsidenten des Asylgerichtshofs |
| 2014 | Bestellung zum Präsidenten des Bundesverwaltungsgerichts |
Dr. Maria BERGER
Former Justice, Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg
| 1975-1979 | Dr. jur., Rechtswissenschaften & Volkswirtschaftslehre, Universität Innsbruck |
| 1979-1984 | Universitätsassistentin, Institut für Öffentliches Recht und Politikwissenschaften, Universität Innsbruck |
| 1984-1988 | Stellvertretende Abteilungsleiterin, Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Wien |
| 1988-1989 | Sachbearbeiterin für EU-Fragen, Bundeskanzleramt, Wien |
| 1989-1992 | Leiterin, Abteilung für Integrationspolitische Koordination, Bundeskanzleramt, Wien |
| (Vorbereitung des Beitritts Österreichs zur Europäischen Union) | |
| 1993-1994 | Direktorin, EFTA-Überwachungsbehörde, Genf und Brüssel |
| 1995-1996 | Vizepräsidentin, Donau-Universität Krems |
| 1996-2007 | Abgeordnete, Europäischen Parlaments & Mitglied des Rechtsausschusses |
| 1997-2009 | Mitglied, Gemeinderat der Stadtgemeinde Perg |
| 2002-2003 | Stellvertretendes Mitglied, Europäischen Konvents zur Zukunft Europas |
| 2007-2008 | Bundesministerin für Justiz, Wien |
| 2008-2009 | Abgeordnete, Europäischen Parlaments & Mitglied des Rechtsausschusses |
| 2009-2019 | Richterin, Europäisches Gerichtshof, Luxembourg |
Dr. Hannes TRETTER
Professor for Fundamental and Human Rights Law, Deputy Director, Research Centre Human Rights, University of Vienna; Scientific Co-Director, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, Vienna
| since 1992 | Administrative Director and Scientific Co-Director, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights (BIM), Vienna |
| 2000-2006 | Head, Deputy Head, Respectively Member of an Independent Commission of the Austrian Human Rights Advisory Board within the Federal Ministry of Interior, Vienna |
| 2004 | Habilitation, Fundamental and Human Rights Law, University of Vienna |
| since 2004 | Associate Professor for Human and Fundamental Rights Law, Faculty of Law, Vienna |
| 2007-2012 | Director, Austrian RAXEN Focal Point of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia in Vienna -EUMC, Vienna |
| since 2013 | Director, Straniak Academy for Democracy and Human Rights, Vienna |
| since 2014 | Deputy Head, Research Centre Human Rights, University of Vienna |
Mag. Renate WINTER
Judge of the Appeals Chamber, Special Court for Sierra Leone, Freetown; Vice President, UN Committee on the Right of the Child, Geneva
| 1962-1968 | University of Vienna - studies in law and interpretation in French |
| 1967 | Master degrees in Law and Interpretation |
| 1977-1981 | Postgraduate education as judge |
| 1967-1968 | Assistant to the Chief Executive of Rhône-Poulenc Company Department in Vienna |
| 1968-1969 | Supervisor for senior residence homes of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce |
| 1969-1977 | University of Vienna. Language teacher. German for foreigners, |
| 1981 | Appointed Judge at the Vienna Youth Court |
| 1981-1996 | Judge for family and penal affairs (including juveniles and adults), Investigating judge, Sitting judge on penal affairs, President of Chamber of Penal Affairs, President of Juries on Penal Affairs |
| 1996-2000 | Consultant at UNOV (United Nations, Vienna), UN Center for International Crime Prevention (CICP); provided advice to government officials on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in, for example, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burundi; Estonia, Federation of Republica Srpska, Guatemala, Iran, Lebanon, Lithuania, Nigeria, Rwanda and Senegal; founding member of the Institute for Children's Rights (IDE), which is dedicated to the worldwide training of judicial personnel and dissemination of information on child rights (Sion, Switzerland); drafted model international law on juvenile justice and its commentary; finalized the United Nations Manual on Juvenile Justice; undertook needs assessment missions in various countries; contributed to the implementation of projects on juvenile justice in the Republic of South Africa and Lebanon; developed juvenile justice projects in various countries; Rapporteur at the Council of Europe on Family Mediation; drafted a project to accord the dispositions of the Convention of the Rights of the Child with the Islamic Law in Iran |
| 2000-2002 | Leave of absence from Vienna Youth Court; International Judge of Mitrovica Regional District Court with the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and Justice at the Supreme Court in Kosovo; member of the Media Appeals Board, President of the Judicial and Prosecutorial Council. As Presiding Judge, Reporting Judge, Investigating Judge or Member of trial panels of first instance courts and for seven months as Supreme Court Judge, handled approximately 90 criminal cases (among them War Crime cases, Genocide cases and cases of Crime Against Humanity) and conducted trials and other criminal proceedings on murders, organized crime, rape, illegal border crossings, ethnic crimes, juvenile crimes and other matters referred by Presidents of first instance Courts and of the Supreme Court, as well as by other International and Local Judges and Prosecutors and by the police. As the Chairwoman of the Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, dealt with disciplinary matters concerning judges and prosecutors and other matters referred to the Council in accordance with its jurisdiction and authority. Organized and chaired numerous workshops with local and international judiciary representatives in order to work towards the reestablishment of the judiciary system in the region. Drafted legal opinions and assisted in the issuance of the appropriate required regulations and amendments to update existing legislation, in order to improve the existing legal framework and promote respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms without any discrimination. Provided legal advice to the UNMIK Department of Justice on legal issues regarding inter ethnic cases. |
| since 2002 | Appointed by the UN Secretary General to the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court of Sierra Leone (Member of the Appeals Chamber) |
| 2008-2010 | Elected President of the Special Court of Sierra Leone, currently member of the Appeals chamber of the SCSL |
Dr. Thomas ZWIEFELHOFER
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Justice and Economic Affairs, Principality of Liechtenstein, Vaduz
| 1989-1996 | Architekturstudium, ETH Zürich |
| 1996-1998 | Architekt und Projektleiter, ZRH Architekten AG, Zollikon |
| 1998-2000 | Rechtswissenschaften, Universität St. Gallen |
| 2000-2013 | Jurist, ATU - Allgemeines Treuunternehmen, Vaduz |
| 2002 | Treuhandwesen, Fachhochschule Liechtenstein, Vaduz |
| 2003-2011 | Dozent, Corporate Governance & Compliance, Fachhochschule / Hochschule / Universität Liechtenstein |
| 2007 | Promotion, Universität St. Gallen |
| 2007-2011 | Gemeinderat der Gemeinde Vaduz |
| 2007-2013 | Honorarkonsul, Republik Polen im Fürstentum Liechtenstein |
| 2009-2010 | CAS Nationales und Internationales Steuerrecht, Universität Liechtenstein, Vaduz |
Mag. Cornelia VOSPERNIK
Journalist and Presenter, Ö1 Journals and ORF Weltjournal, ORF - Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Vienna
| 1985 | Erstes Praktikum beim ORF, Slowenische Abteilung, Landesstudio Kärnten; danach Aktueller Dienst Kärnten |
| 1986-1988 | United World College of the Adriatic, Abschluss: International Baccalaureate |
| 1989-1994 | Studium Dolmetsch für Slowenisch und Italienisch, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Abschluss Mag. phil |
| 1996 | Wechsel in die Zeit im Bild 1 Redaktion mit Schwerpunkten Innenpolitik und Außenpolitik |
| 1999-2001 | Leiterin Korrespondentenbüro London, danach Außenpolitik ZiB und Moderatorin diverser Sendungen (ZiB1, Weltjournal) |
| 2007-2010 | Leiterin des ORF-Büros in Peking |
| 2011-2012 | Leiterin der Nachrichten ORFeins |
| seit 2012 | Leiterin des neu gegründeten Büros Nordosteuropa |
| seit 2013 | Moderatorin Ö1 Journale |
| seit 2014 | Moderatorin ORF Weltjournal |
Mirwais WAKIL
Humanitarian Advisor to Refugees, Red Cross Austria, Vienna; London School of Economics, London
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