History of Codifications: Austrian Monarchy

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  • Territories of the Bohemian Crown are considered part of the Austrian succession State

  • Period: to

    Leopold Ist agrees to a uniformisation of private law after a proposal of cameralists

  • Period: to

    Propositions of Schierendorff

    Creation of a unique country

  • Official report promoting unity

    "One king, one people, one law"

  • Administrative reform of Maria Theresa

    Politische Landstelle, Geburnia, Supreme Court, unique governmental body, control of the monarch

  • Renewal of codifications committees

  • Report of Frankenberg + Kompilationskommission

    Began to work in May

  • Basic principles of the codification

  • 2 part of the code ready but too verbose

  • Revisionskommission

    Old committe continues its work until July 1756 + Gesetzgebungskommission of Azzoni and Hoger

  • Codex submitted to Maria Theresa

    Opposition among the Supreme Court in 1780s.

  • Gesetgebungshof under Joseph II

    Silenced the opposition

  • Law on marriage

  • Law on inheritance

  • Josephinische Gesetzbuch

  • Codification committe of Martini appointed by Leopold II

  • Francis II send the draft to universities to reach legal unity

  • Codification committee refuses the participation of the Estates

  • Martini's draft is complete

  • Westgalizisches Gesetzbuch

  • Revision committee of Zeiller on the WGGB

  • Allgemeines Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch