About studying civil law
We offer courses in all areas of civil law, including private international law, as well as European private law, comparative law and corporate law, banking law, consumer protection law, Islamic law, medical law, transportation law, environmental law and housing law.
In addition to a wide range of theoretical courses, the Institute offers a whole series of interdisciplinary practical courses, such as the Moot Court and the seminar "University and Practice", in which students can gain experience of legal activities in everyday life, put theoretical knowledge into practice and gain new insights.
Notes on the use of legal texts in examinations
The following rules apply to references and markings in the "Kodex":
ATTENTION! A different rule applies for the examination "207.005 Introduction to Private Law and Civil Procedure Law"!
Students may use an unlimited number of Post-it's (even several per page). These may contain legal citations (e.g. § 178 ABGB) or words that must be present in the text of the law (e.g. "Verkürzung", but not "Laesio").
Markings of words or sentences (or entire provisions) in the code are permitted.
Handwritten references to legal provisions are permitted (e.g. § 178), chains of references are also permitted (e.g. §xx in conjunction with §xx).
Markings and references in the index are also permitted.
Content-related comments and keywords or handwritten additions of any other kind are not permitted.
Introduction to private law (A.3)
Important examination information
The examination material for the examination subject"Introduction to Private Law and Civil Procedure Law (A.3)", which is part of Module A, is generally defined by the following teaching aids from WS 2022/23 (however, please note the details of the material delimitation below):
- Textbook Peter Bydlinski, Bürgerliches Recht I. Allgemeiner Teil, 9th edition 2021, Verlag Österreich (link)
- Script Selena Clavora, Zivilverfahrensrecht (2023; will be made available to the lecture participants in the current version via moodle !)
- as well as: Legal text "Startkodex Graz - Introduction Module A 2023/24", 5th edition (as of 01.09.2023), publisher LexisNexis (link)
- Attention: Please note the rules for using the codex in examinations in the material delimitation below!
The examination material in detail, including a precise definition of the subject matter and further information on the examination modalities , can be found here, in the
MERKBLATT Material delimitation and examination information
(version SS 2024).
Further information, in particular any other teaching aids relevant to the examination and the slides used in lecture 207.005 "Introduction to Private Law and Civil Procedure Law", can be found at the start of the lecture at https://moodle.uni-graz.at
Everything you need to know about the lecture and exam will be explained in detail in the first unit of the lecture. It is strongly recommended that you attend lecture 207.005 "Introduction to Private Law and Civil Procedure Law" throughout!
Examination dates for the SS 2024
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14.06.2024 - BYOD exam
15:30 - 16:30 in HS 62.01 Alumni lecture hall (0062EG0130) and HS 15.03 (015C01002)
Examiner: Prof. Schwarzenegger
Examination board: Prof. Schwarzenegger, Prof. Terlitza, Prof. Clavora
Registration deadline: 17.05.2024 - 07.06.2024
VO exam
1st VO exam date "207.100 General part of civil law, law of obligations, property law, principles of private international law" from SS 2024
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18.06.2024 - BYOD exam
from 10.00 - 13.00 in HS 15.03 and HS 62.01
Registration deadline: 21.05.2024 - 11.06.2024
Examiner: Prof. Bydlinski
Examination board for board examinations: Prof. Bydlinski, Prof. Jesser-Huß and Prof. Hinteregger
Chairperson: Prof. Bydlinski
Examiner: Prof. Jesser-Huß
Examiner: Prof. Hinteregger
These dates take place as BYOD examinations. For more information see
https://rewi.uni-graz.at/de/studienservice/unser-studienangebot/diplomstudium/rund-um-das-studium/digitale-pruefungen/
Information sheet for the written examination on the material of the nine-hour lecture.
SUBSTANCE LIMITATION for the VO exam "General Part of Civil Law, Law of Obligations, Property Law, Fundamentals of Private International Law" - valid from January 2023 (New: updated on 21.3.2023).
Further VO exam dates "207.100 General Part of Civil Law, Law of Obligations, Property Law, Principles of Private International Law" from SS 2024
2nd VO exam date Sept/Oct 2024:
Examiner: Prof. Hinteregger
Examination board for board examinations:
Prof. Hinteregger
Prof. Bydlinski
Prof. Jesser-Huß
3rd VO exam date Nov/Dec 2024:
Examiner: Prof. Melcher
Examination board for board examinations:
Prof. Melcher
Prof. Hinteregger
Prof. Bydlinski
Notes on the use of legal texts in the VO examination "207.100 General Part of Civil Law, Law of Obligations, Property Law, Fundamentals of Private International Law"
The following rules apply to references and markings in the code:
Students may use an unlimited number of post-it's (including several per page). These may contain legal citations (e.g. § 178 ABGB) or words that must be present in the text of the law (e.g. "Verkürzung", but not "Laesio").
Markings of words or sentences (or entire provisions) in the code are permitted.
Handwritten references to legal provisions are permitted (e.g. § 178), chains of references are also permitted (e.g. §xx in conjunction with §xx).
Markings and references in the index are also permitted.
Content-related comments and keywords or handwritten additions of any other kind are not permitted.
Final theses
Current information on the writing of theses and dissertations can be found on the pages of the respective professors.
After a topic has been assigned, the form with the topic announcement must be submitted to the secretary's office! From there it will be forwarded directly to the Dean's Office with the supervisor's signature.
Further information on writing academic papers can be found on this page of the Dean's Office.
Bachelor's degree in business law for technical professions
Form for announcing the bachelor's thesis
The completed form should be sent to our department: zivilrecht(at)uni-graz.at or to birgit.kienzl(at)uni-graz.at.
Further information can be found on the following page of the Dean's Office:
