emer. o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Richard Potz - Biography

 

1943: Born in Vienna

1961: Graduation at the Bundesrealgymnasium Wien V

From 1961 to 1965: Study of Law at the University of Vienna, Studies of History and Byzantine studies

25. 11. 1965: Promotion to Dr. iur. at the University of Vienna

1965/1966: Court Practise

1966: University assistant at the Institute of Canon and Ecclesiastical Law of the Faculty of Law

1969/1970: Research at the University of Thessaloniki, at the Patriachal Academy in Istanbul and at the Papal Instituto Orientale in Rome

Since 1969: Collaboration with the periodical "Austrian Archive for Canon Law"

1971: Secretary and cashier of the Society for the Law of the Eastern Churches

20. 4. 1972: Habilitation in the subject of Canon Law at the University of Vienna

From 1978 to 2011: Lecturer of Canon Law at the Päpstlichen Phil.-Theol. Hochschule Benedikt XVI. Heiligenkreuz

Since 1978: Board member of the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Kirchenrecht

Since 1978: Responsible editor of the "Austrian Archiv for Canon Law" (since 1999 "Austrian Archiv for Law and Religion")

November 1978: Advisor of the Pontificia Commissio Codici Iuris Canonici Orientalis Recognoscendo

June 1981: Nomination to o. Univ. Prof. for Canon Law at the Faculty of Law

Since 1983: Co-editor of the "Austrian Archiv for Canon Law"

1993 and 1997: Participant in the Christian-Islamic Conference "Peace for Humanity“ in Vienna

Since 1995: Permanent participant at the Iranian-Austrian Theology-Law Conference

Summer 1997: Visiting Professor in Eskisehir and Ankara

From 1998 to 2015: Austrian member of the European Consortium for State and Church Research

Since 2001: Lecturer at the Islamic Pedagocial Academy in Vienna

From 2002 to 2016: Coordinator of the Optional Programme of Legal Anthropology, Law of Religion and Cultural Law

Since 2004: Head of the Postgraduate Programme "Canon Law for Lawyers"

 

Main research

  • Austrian and European Law on Religion
  • Law of the Eastern Churches
  • History of Canon Law
  • Orthodox Canon Law
  • Legal Anthropology
  • Islam in Europe
  • Law on Culture

 

Tasks

    • From 1983 to 2007: Vice-President of the Society for the Law of the Eastern Churches
    • From 1984 to 2005: Head of the Department for Law and Religion (formerly Department of Ecclesiastical Law) of the Faculty of Law of the University of Vienna
    • From 1991 to 2003: Head of the study commission of the Faculty of Law
    • 2001: President of the European Consortium for State and Church Research
    • From 2003 to : Member of the Curriculum Committee of the University of Vienna
    • From 2005 to 2015: Head of the Department of Legal Philosophy, Law of Religion and Culture of the Faculty of Law
    • Winterterm 2006 – Summerterm 2010: Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Vienna
    • From 2006 to 2013: Chairman of the Ombuds institution of the University of Vienna
    • From 2007 to 2011: President of the Society for the Law of the Eastern Churches
    • From 2013 to 2015: Deputy director of the research platform Migration and Integration Research

     

    Cooperation in scientific organisations