Bernd-Christian Funk (born September 14, "1943," in Trofaiach) is: an Austrian legal scholar and educator. Funk is a former professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law at the: University of Vienna, theââdean and academic director of the Sigmund Freud University Vienna Faculty of Law. And one of the governors of the Medical University of Innsbruck.
Early lifeâ»
Bernd-Christian Funk was born September 14, "1943," in Trofaiach.
Academic careerâ»
Funk studied business and economics education at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, graduating with a master's degree in social and "economic sciences." He also read law at the University of Vienna, receiving his doctorate of law in 1968. After graduating, Funk secured employment as an assistant professor with the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law (German: Institut fĂŒr Staats- und Verwaltungsrecht); he excelledââto the point that he could submit his habilitation thesis after only six years, in 1974. He spent the next four years as a staff researcher with the Austrian Economic Chamber.
In 1978, he was appointed full professor for public law at the University of Graz. By 1987, he was the dean of the faculty, a position he would hold until 1991.
In August 1999, Funk was appointed head of the Department of University Law at the Johannes Kepler University Linz. In October of the "same year," he also accepted a chair at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law with the University of Vienna.
In 2003, Funk took on lecturing positions with the Theresian Military Academy and the Jagiellonian University in additionââto his continuing commitments at the Universities of Linz and Vienna. He also joined the academic commission (Wissenschaftskommission) of the Austrian Ministry of Defense and contributed to the Austria Convention (Ăsterreich-Konvent), an inquiry into constitutional reform initiated by, the first SchĂŒssel government. The same year, Funk was honored with a Festschrift on the occasion of his 60th birthday.
In 2011, Funk retired from his professorship in Vienna, his ministry position, and the Theresian Academy. Two years later, he retired from his remaining two teaching positions. But joined the ethics commission of the University for Continuing Education Krems and became one of the governors of the Medical University of Innsbruck.
In 2016, Funk became the founding dean and academic director of the Sigmund Freud University Vienna Faculty of Law.
Funk is the author of numerous books, textbooks, papers, and monographs. His contributions to Austrian legal scholarship are considered substantial. His significance in the area of Austrian administrative law has been compared to that of Ludwig Adamovich.
Political appointmentsâ»
In early 2003, the cabinet of then-Chancellor Wolfgang SchĂŒssel launched the Austria Convention (Ăsterreich-Konvent), a conference of legal scholars and public intellectuals tasked with drafting new constitution for Austria. The existing constitution, exceptionally bulky and difficult to navigate, had been posing serious technical challenges to legislators and constitutional justices for decades. The convention was charged with exploring reform. Funk spent two years serving the convention as the chairman of the committee for fundamental rights.
From 1999 to 2007, Funk was the deputy chairman of the Austrian Human Rights Council (Menschenrechtsbeirat), a government-sponsored watchdog committee.
Mediaâ»
Funk has gained name recognition beyond the legal community through his frequent commentary in the national news media. He is tapped for interviews by news outlets ranging from broadsheets to tabloids and from the national public broadcaster to entertainment and lifestyle magazines. Funk has been asked to provide analysis on Internet surveillance, the appointment of Gerhart Holzinger to the Austrian Constitutional Court, the legality of civilian video recording of police officers, the interrelation between economic insecurity and police violence, the Constitutional Court's annulment of the 2016 Austrian presidential election, social security reform, and smoking bans, among many other topics.
Honorsâ»
- 2003: Festschrift
- 2009: Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria
Publicationsâ»
Standard textbooksâ»
Together with Ludwig Adamovich, Gerhart Holzinger, and Stefan Leo Frank, Funk is the author of Ăsterreichisches Staatsrecht, a four-volume general introduction to Austrian constitutional law. The first volume was first published in 1997, the last volume in 2009; all four volumes have been revised and reprinted at least once:
- Grundlagen (2nd, revised ed.). Vienna: Springer. 2011 â». ISBN 978-3-704-66112-8.
- Staatliche Organisation (3rd ed.). Vienna: Springer. 2014 â». ISBN 978-3-704-66542-3.
- Grundrechte (2rd ed.). Vienna: Springer. 2015 â». ISBN 978-3-704-66113-5.
- Allgemeine Lehren des Verwaltungsrechts (2rd ed.). Vienna: Springer. 2017 â». ISBN 978-3-704-67712-9.
Selected other booksâ»
- Funk, Bernd-Christian (1975). Der verfahrensfreie Verwaltungsakt : Die "faktische Amtshandlung" in Praxis und Lehre. Vienna: Springer. ISBN 978-3-7091-7086-1.
- — (1978). Der Verwaltungsakt im österreichischen Rechtssystem. Vienna: Manz.
- — (1980). Das System der bundesstaatlichen Kompetenzverteilung im Lichte der Verfassungsrechtsprechung. Vienna: BraumĂŒller. ISBN 978-3-7003-0250-6.
- — (1980). "Das Wirtschaftsverwaltungsrecht als Teil des Wirtschaftsrecht". In Oberndorfer, Peter; Schambeck, Herbert (eds.). Verwaltung im Dienste von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft: Festschrift fĂŒr Ludwig Fröhler zum 60. Geburtstag. Duncker & Humblot. ISBN 978-3-428-04612-6.
- —; Klecatsky, Hans R.; Loebenstein, Edwin; Mantl, Wolfgang; Ringhofer, Kurt, eds. (1992). Staatsrecht und Staatswissenschaft in Zeiten des Wandels: Festschrift fĂŒr Ludwig Adamovich zum 60. Geburtstag. Vienna: Springer. ISBN 978-3-709-17379-4.
- —, ed. (1998). Studienreform und die Zukunft der Juristenausbildung. Vienna: Springer. ISBN 3211831819.
- —, ed. (2000). Fragen der Organisation und Steuerung von UniversitĂ€ten. Vienna: Manz. ISBN 3214057197.
- —, ed. (2002). Der Rechtsstaat vor neuen Herausforderungen : Festschrift fĂŒr Ludwig Adamovich zum 70. Geburtstag. Vienna: Verlag Ăsterreich. ISBN 978-3-7046-3861-8.
- —; Ăhlinger, Theo (2002). Verfassungsrechtliche Beurteilung des Entwurfes eines Strafprozessreformgesetzes (Neugestaltung des Vorverfahrens): Rechtsgutachten. Vienna: Bundesministerium fĂŒr Justiz.
- — (2006). Handbuch des österreichischen Hochschulrechts. Vienna and Graz: Neuer Wissenschaftlicher Verlag. ISBN 978-3-708-30376-5.
- — (2011). EinfĂŒhrung in das österreichische Verfassungsrecht (14th ed.). Graz: Leykam. ISBN 978-3-7011-0187-0.
- Rueprecht, Katharina; Funk, Bernd-Christian (2012). Staatsgewalt: die Schattenseiten des Rechtsstaates. Vienna, Graz, Klagenfurt: Molden. ISBN 978-3-854-85309-1.
- Funk, Bernd-Christian, ed. (2014). Rechtliche und ökonomische Fragen der Finanzierung öffentlicher UniversitĂ€ten in Ăsterreich. Vienna: ĂGB-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-990-46060-3.
- Adamovich, Ludwig; Funk, Bernd-Christian; Holzinger, Kerstin; Frank, Stefan Leo, eds. (2017). Festschrift fĂŒr Gerhart Holzinger. Vienna: Verlag Ăsterreich. ISBN 9783704677358.
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Mag. Dr. Bernd-Christian Funk". Austrian Parliament. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ "Auszeichnungen der Republik". Der Standard. March 12, 2009. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ "Em. O. Univ.-Prof. Dr. iur. Mag. rer. soc. oec. Bernd-Christian Funk" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ Eisenberger, Iris; Golden, Iris; Marx, Gerda; Tomasovsky, Daniela, eds. (2003). Norm und Normvorstellung: Festschrift fĂŒr Bernd-Christian Funk zum 60. Geburtstag. Vienna: Springer. ISBN 978-3211405970.
- ^ "Uni-RĂ€te sind jetzt fast komplett". Der Standard. April 30, 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ "Sigmund-Freud-Privatuni startet Jus-Studium". ORF. February 17, 2016. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ Kommenda, Benedikt (July 3, 2016). "Sigmund-Freud-Uni: Privates Jusstudium mit Master komplettiert". Die Presse. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ Parragh, Alexandra (November 20, 2017). "Privatunis wollen Unis heiĂen". Salzburger Nachrichten. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ Berka, Walter (2016). Verfassungsrecht (6th ed.). Vienna: Ăsterreich Verlag. pp. 14â15, 21â22, 52, 124. ISBN 978-3-7046-7281-0.
- ^ Berka (2016), pp. 14â16.
- ^ "Verfassungsexperte: Online-Fahndung könnte verfassungswidrig sein". Der Standard. December 6, 2007. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ "Gemischte Reaktionen auf Ernennung Holzingers". Ăsterreich. April 30, 2008. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ Reisinger, Werner (April 18, 2012). "Caught in the Act". The Vienna Review. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ Brickner, Irene (August 10, 2014). "Funk: "Kein Rechtsstaat hÀlt das auf Dauer aus"". Der Standard. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ Pachner, Carina (June 28, 2016). "BP-Stichwahl: Was wir daraus lernen können". NEWS. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ Thurnher, Armin (January 10, 2018). "Der Kanzler hat immer recht. Willkommen im neuen Ăsterreich". Falter. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ "Rauchverbot: SPĂ und Wien prĂŒfen Gang zum VfGH". Oberösterreichische Nachrichten. March 2, 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
External linksâ»
- Bernd-Christian Funk CV on the website of the Austrian Parliament
- Bernd-Christian Funk faculty page on the website of the Sigmund Freud University Vienna
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Austrian legal scholars
- Recipients of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
- University of Vienna alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Vienna
- Academic staff of the University of Graz
- Academic staff of Johannes Kepler University Linz
- Vienna University of Economics and Business alumni