%0 Journal Article
%T There is Something about Marrying¡­ The Case of Human Rights vs. Migration Regimes using the Example of Austria
%A Irene Messinger
%J Laws
%D 2013
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/laws2040376
%X States pursue various juridical strategies to prevent ¡®marriages of convenience¡¯ seen as undermining tightening migration regimes. This article examines how Austrian Alien Law constitutes entering into such a marriage as a criminal offense and looks at the legal proceedings in district courts in Vienna where most cases of alleged ¡®marriages of convenience¡¯ are being dealt with. It also studies the work of the Viennese branch of alien police investigating into this offense. These practices are often in conflict with Article 8 and 12 of the European Convention of Human Rights, granting the right to respect for private and family life and the right to marry.
%K Austria
%K Alien Law Act
%K bi-national marriage
%K migration regulations
%K Article 8 ECHR
%K Article 12 ECHR
%K marriage of convenience
%U http://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/2/4/376