Universität Wien

030006 SE The Orthodox Churches in Austria (2025S)

History - Policy - Legal Status

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 19.03. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum SEM41 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Friday 13.06. 09:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum SEM41 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Friday 13.06. 14:00 - 18:00 Seminarraum SEM41 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Saturday 14.06. 09:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum SEM44 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 4.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The students are not only familiarized with legal-historical, state-applicable and religious-related circumstances that affect the Orthodox Churches in Austria.
The alienation between the Eastern and Western Churches is discussed and finally, in general, the relationship between the Orthodox Churches on the one hand and state power on the other. Some presentation topics will also be devoted to the legal status of the Orthodox in the Danube Monarchy.
For the current law, the legal status of the Orthodox Church in Austria must be taken into account from the perspective of equal treatment (parity), for example the question of possible appointment of curators, as regulated in the Orthodox Church Act of 1967.
Not only those churches whose external legal relationships are regulated in this law are discussed, but also those ancient Oriental churches whose legal status is the subject of the Oriental Orthodox Church Law of 2003.

Assessment and permitted materials

Compulsory attendance, participation, 20-minute presentation preceded by the submission of a two to four-page handout. A written paper must also be completed by those students who complete this seminar as a diploma or dissertation candidate.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

See above. Students who clearly do not meet the attendance requirement or are not fully present in the first course unit without an excuse will be deregistered by us. If there are minor absences, we may arrange for an additional oral colloquium.

Examination topics

This primarily depends on the topic of the presentation.

Reading list

You will be able to get started with the literature with a seminar document, the updated versions of which will be made available to you on the MOODLE platform after the preliminary discussion.
However, independent literature research is an essential part of the seminar and is included in the final grade.


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Last modified: Th 20.03.2025 09:25