Universität Wien

030321 KU International Family Law (2025W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Th 04.12. 17:00-19:00 Seminarraum SEM44 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 4.OG

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. 40 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 03.11. 15:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum SEM43 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Saturday 08.11. 10:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM43 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Monday 10.11. 15:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum SEM43 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG
  • Saturday 22.11. 10:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum SEM43 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 4.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Syllabus:

1st unit: Marriages (applicable law and recognition); matrimonial property regimes.
2nd unit: Divorce (jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition & enforcement); applicable law on the establishment and dissolution of cohabitation and registered partnerships; maintenance (jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition & enforcement).
3rd unit: Property regimes after dissolution of marriage/partnership; parentage and adoption (jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition).
4th unit: Parental responsibility and visitation rights (jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition & enforcement); child abduction.
5th unit: exam.

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral participation in class (30%); final exam in the last unit (70%).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance in all four units; more than 40% of the total points in the exam; overall 50% of the available points for the course (exam & participation).

Examination topics

International family law in all covered fields; case solving and theory questions.

Reading list

Please print and bring to the course:

Brussels IIter Regulation
Austrian IPRG
Rome III Regulation
Hague Child Abduction Convention
Hague Child Protection Convention
EU Maintenance Regulation
Hague Maintenance Protocol
EU Matrimonial Property Regulation

Recommended literature for extended research:
Nademleinsky/Neumayr, Internationales Familienrecht (3rd ed, 2022)
Lurger/Melcher, Handbuch Internationales Privatrecht (2nd ed, 2021)
Uitz (ed.), Casebook Internationale Aspekte des Privatrechts (2nd ed, 2025)

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Last modified: We 05.11.2025 17:05