MVV328K Austrian History of Law and Constitution in 19th/20th Century (Focus on Civil Law Development)

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Neschwara (seminar tutor), doc. JUDr. Bc. Jaromír Tauchen, Ph.D., LL.M. Eur.Int. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Bc. Jaromír Tauchen, Ph.D., LL.M. Eur.Int.
Department of the History of the State and Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Supplier department: Department of the History of the State and Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV328K/01: Thu 4. 11. 12:00–13:40 041, 14:00–15:40 041, 16:00–17:40 041, Fri 5. 11. 8:00–9:40 041, 10:00–11:40 041, 12:00–13:40 041, Thu 11. 11. 12:00–13:40 041, 14:00–15:40 041, 16:00–17:40 041, Fri 12. 11. 8:00–9:40 041, 10:00–11:40 041, 12:00–13:40 041
Prerequisites
German language on Niveau B2/C1
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 10/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to introduce the main trends in the development of the state and law in the Czech lands and in Austria and thus allow the students to understand contemporary Czech law and its genesis in a broader context. The course chiefly aims to: allow the students to understand the formation process of key areas of private and public law; explain the development of crucial institutes of private law in various diciplines of private law; explain the origin of the term 'private law'; acquaint the students with the historical incentives for the introduction of a constitutional regime; explain the historical roots of the movement to enshrine civic rights and liberties; outline the key aspects of modern constitutions and allow the students to comprehend the importance of the codifications of the 18th and 19th century for the development of continental law.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand to the development of austrian private and public law from the era of codification at the end of the 18th century up to today; analyze the social changes in 20th century in Austria and they infulance on the law; identify reception of Roman law on the beginning of Modern Times; analyze causes of legal regulations and their cohesion with; compare development of law in Austria and in the Czech Republic and in neighboring countries.
Syllabus
  • 1.Development of the Austrian monarchy as a single state until the beginning of the 19th century • 2.Unification of law (main focus - civil law) • 3.Formation of the Empire of Austria as a modern constitutional state (constitutional situation in the pre-March - constitutionalism 1848/51 • 4. Developments in the field of private law (ABGB). 5.Absolutism 1852/60) • 6.Constitutional Development to 1918 (return to constitutionalism in Cisleithania - expansion of the constitutional system by the end of the monarchy (focus on parliamentary and electoral law -Fundamental rights and rule of law - Nationality problem) • 7.Developments in the field of private law • 8.Disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy: legal and constitutional development in the countries (mainly Austria) and 1938 • 9.Austria as a part of the German Empire until 1945 • 10.Restoration of Austria in 1945 and constitutional development until the independence of the State Treaty of Vienna 1955 - View for the present
Literature
    required literature
  • Rechts- und Verfassungsgeschichte. 2., überarbeitete Auflage. Wien: Facultas.wuv, 2012, 403 stran. ISBN 9783708909424. info
    recommended literature
  • OLECHOWSKI, Thomas. Rechtsgeschichte : Materialien und Übersichten. 5., überarb. Aufl. Wien: Facultas Verlags- und Buchhandels, 2009, 156 s. ISBN 9783708903798. info
  • Studienwörterbuch Rechtsgeschichte und Römisches Recht. Edited by Thomas Olechowski - Richard Gamauf. Wien: Manzsche Verlags- und Universitätsbuchhandlung, 2006, xxii, 538. ISBN 3214000853. info
  • OGRIS, Werner and Thomas OLECHOWSKI. Elemente europäischer Rechtskultur. Translated by Jana Elischerová. 1. vyd. Wien: Bratislavská vysoká škola práva, 2005, 126 s. ISBN 8096926918. info
Teaching methods
lecture, class discussion, working out particular theme
Assessment methods
The "Colloquium" for the course consists of one (at least) five-page homework on selected topics of the course.
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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