Access to Justice

Our analysis of the issues of migration and asylum focuses on a rights-based approach. Non-EU citizens are often subject to special legal provisions, which regulate access to the territory of the Republic of Austria, the conditions for granting and renewal of residence and working permits, and the implementation of measures terminating their right to legally stay in Austria. In addition Non-EU citizens are denied rights which are accessible by Austrian and EU-nationals. The unequal treatment between Austrian and foreign nationals is even allowed for by the Austrian Constitution and the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court.

We analyse the effects of discrimination and the lack of access to the law on the quality of the lives of migrants and asylum seekers.