Welcome to the Department of Legal and Constitutional History

The Department of Legal and Constitutional History is part of the Law Faculty at the University of Vienna. It has a long and successful history that dates back more than 150 years. The Departments roots can be traced back to 1851, when George Philipps was appointed as professor of History of the German Empire and German Law. Since 1951, a variety of reforms have taken place, reshaping both the Department and the curriculum of legal studies at the University of Vienna.

Today, the Department aims to further modernize the History of Law as a subject, and to introduce new generations of law students to Legal and Constitutional History.

For further information on the Department’s history, please access the following link.


 Events

10.11.2025 18:15
 

Stephan Wendehorst | Karl Härter

18.15 Uhr | Juridicum Wien

15.12.2025
 

Legal History & Palaeography Clinic/Rechtsgeschichts- und Paläographieklinik

Team Stephan Wendehorst

15. bis 21. Dezember 2025 | Jerusalem

22.02.2026
 

Winterschool "Quellenkompetenz in jüdischer, allgemeiner und Rechtsgeschichte – Winterschool „Palaeography skills in Jewish, general and legal history

Team Stephan Wendehorst

22. bis 28. Februar 2026 | Baden bei Wien, Reichenau & Payerbach an der Rax

06.04.2026
 

Legal History & Palaeography Clinic/Rechtsgeschichts- und Paläographieklinik

Team Stephan Wendehorst

6. bis 12. April 2026 | Jerusalem