History of the reception of private law in Liechtenstein
The scope of the study ranges from 17th century rural customs to the drafting of a civil code by bailiff Josef Schuppler in 1809. century, the drafting of a civil code by Landvogt Josef Schuppler in 1809, the reception of the Austrian ABGB in 1812 and the associated phases of the automatic and autonomous reception of Austrian law, the «break in reception» in the early 1920s in the context of Liechtensteiner’s turn to Austrian law.The «break in reception» in the early 1920s in the context of Liechtenstein’s turn towards Switzerland, the plans of Dr. Wilhelm Beck and Dr. Emil Beck’s plans for a separate Liechtenstein Civil Code (and what became of them), the activities of the Rechtsbuchkommission in the 1950s, the judicial reform of the 1970s up to the revision project «200 Years of the General Civil Code» in the years 2007 to 2012. The working paper concludes with thoughts on today’s Liechtenstein mixed legal system and the question of the necessity of reception, especially for a microstate like Liechtenstein in an increasingly interconnected world.