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
- Since 2009: Member of the Research Platform Vienna Forum of Eastern Europe
- Member of the Council of the Research Platform Religion and Transformation in Contemporary European Society