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

01.09.2025
 

9th Ius Commune Moot Court

Team Stephan Wendehorst

September 2025 | Wien

12.09.2025
 

Workshop: Empire, Law & Debts

Team Stephan Wendehorst

12. September 2025 | Frankfurt

26.09.2025
 

Team Stephan Wendehorst

26. September 2025 | Wien/Schottenstift

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