08: Equality in Diversity?
The principle of equality is fundamental to modern constitutional law, as nearly every controversy can be framed through its prism. This seminar compares the approaches between the highest European and US legal institutions towards the interaction of the concept of equality with diversity, and its contact points at the crossroads between law, politics and society. The courts’ responses to disadvantages at the intersections of race and gender and to structural inequalities are of particular interest.
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Dr. Josef MARKO
Professor, Institute of Austrian, European and Comparative Public Law, Political Science and Public Administration; Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Graz
1973-1979 | Studies of Law (Dr. juris), Political Science, Sociology and English (BA in Translation Sciences), University of Graz and University of Munich |
1979-2006 | Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Graz |
1994 | Habilitation, Austrian and Comparative Constitutional Law and Political Sciences, Faculty of Law, University of Graz |
1997-2002 | International Judge and Vice-President (1999-2001), Constitutional Court, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo |
1998-2002 | Member, Advisory Committee under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, Council of Europe, Strasbourg |
since 1998 | Director, Institute of Minority Rights, EURAC - European Academy Bozen/Bolzano |
since 2006 | Full Professor, Public Law, Political Science and International Protection of Human Rights, Institute for Public Law and Political Science, University of Graz |
2006-2008 | Member of the Advisory Committee under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, Council of Europe, Strasbourg |
2007-2011 | Director, Centre for South-East European Studies, University of Graz |
since 2011 | Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Graz |
Dr. Dagmar SCHIEK
Chair, Centre for European and Transnational Legal Studies, School of Law, Queen's University Belfast
1989-1990 | Lecturer and Research Assistant, Chair of Labour and Civil Law (Prof. Dr Harro Plander), Bundeswehruniversität, Hamburg |
1990-1992 | Government Advisor on Equal Gender Opportunities and Law, Department of Women and Labour, Berlin Senate, Berlin |
1992-1993 | Head, Sub-Department Women and Employment, Hessen Ministry of Women, Labour and Social Affairs, Wiesbaden |
Deputy Head, Department Equality and Women's Affairs, Hessen Ministry of Women, Labour and Social Affairs, Wiesbaden | |
1993-1999 | Senior Lecturer (Wissenschaftliche Assistentin), Bremen University |
1999-2000 | Professor, European Economic Law, Oldenburg University |
2000-2007 | Professor of European Economic Law, Oldenburg University |
2000 -2011 | Jean Monnet Chair (awarded by the EU Commission) |
2007-2014 | Chair, European Law; Director, Centre for European Law and Legal Studies, University of Leeds |
since 2011 | Jean Monnet ad personam Chair |
since 2014 | Chair, Law; Director, Centre for European and Transnational Legal Studies, Queen's University Belfast |