MMag. Dr. Stephan Vesco, LL.M. - Biography

 

 

Education

  • 2015 - 2020 Doctoral studies in Jurisprudence (completion with distinction)
  • 2014: Bar exam with merits
  • 2011/2012: LL.M.-Course for International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in Geneva
  • 2006 til 2010: Diploma studies in German Philology, Mag. phil.
  • 2003 til 2008: Diploma studies in Jurisprudence, Mag. iur.

Professional activity

  • Since 2021: Independent Attorney at Law, www.vesco.at
  • Since 2020: Legal Adviser at "Helping Hands"
  • October 2015 - September 2019: University assistant praedoc with Prof. Alexander Somek
  • 2010/2011 & 2012-2015: Associate / attorney candidate at renowned Vienna law firms
  • Spring 2012: Internship at the Committe on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) in Geneva, assistant with its member Prof. Eibe Reidel
  • Summer 2011: Internship at Asyl in Not (an association for legal aid to refugees)
  • 2009/2010: Legal Clerkship at courts in Vienna and Lower Austria

Main research

  • Legal Sociology
  • Legal Realism
  • Law & Economics
  • Evolutionary Theories of Law
  • Constitutionalism
  • International Law, Human Rights
  • Political Theory
  • Critical Theory