„Občanská společnost na papíře“ aneb „Konstruování, kodifikace a realizace konceptu občanské společnosti v habsburské monarchii“
"Civil society on paper" or "Construction, codification and implementation of the concept of civil society in the Habsburg Monarchy"

Summary/Abstract: The international conference "Civil Society on Paper: Construction, Codification, and Implementation of the Concept of Civil Society in the Habsburg Monarchy" took place from October 26-28, 2011, in Villa Lanna, Prague. It was organized to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Austrian Civil Code of 1811. The event, part of the Czech-Austrian project KID CZ, gathered historians and legal scholars to discuss the societal and legal transformations in Central Europe during the 19th century. The conference focused on the Austrian criminal and civil codes and their impact on family law, child protection, and the integration of legal norms into national languages. Significant attention was given to the abolition of torture, modernization of criminal law, and how these legal frameworks shaped civil society. The discussions highlighted the interaction between law and social change, especially in the context of legal awareness in urban and rural communities.

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