Karl Korinek (1940 to 2017) was an Austrian constitutional law scholar and judge who joined the Constitutional Court of Austria in 1978, served as its vice president from 1999 to 2002, and led it as president from 2003 until his retirement in 2008. Alongside his judicial career he taught at several Austrian universities and published more than 250 scholarly works on constitutional law, and was widely regarded as one of the most influential legal figures in modern Austrian history.
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RoleConstitutional scholar and educator 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Classification
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How did Karl Korinek change the Austrian Constitutional Court?
He is credited with making the court more assertive on human rights.
Commentators credit Korinek with a significant role in modernizing the court's case law on constitutional rights. Under his leadership the court is also credited with softening its traditional commitment to judicial restraint, becoming more assertive, protecting human rights principles more energetically and striking down laws more often.
Was Karl Korinek seen as partisan despite his political affiliation?
He was considered non-partisan in his rulings.
No. Although he was a member of the Austrian People's Party and an outspoken conservative in private life, Korinek was considered non-partisan in his jurisprudence.
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In 1978, Korinek was appointed to the Austrian Constitutional Court; he served as the president of the court from 2003 until his retirement in 2008.
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Karl Korinek (7 December 1940 - 9 March 2017) was an Austrian constitutional scholar and educator. Korinek taught law at the University of Graz, the Vienna University of Economics and Business, the University of Vienna, and the University for Continuing Education Krems. In 1978, Korinek was appointed to the Austrian Constitutional Court; he served as the president of the court from 2003 until his retirement in 2008.
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Karl Korinek (7 December 1940 - 9 March 2017) was an Austrian constitutional scholar and educator.
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In 1978, Korinek was appointed to the Austrian Constitutional Court; he served as the president of the court from 2003 until his retirement in 2008.
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was an Austrian constitutional scholar and educator
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Wikidata Q1716914, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1940
Wikidata Q1716914, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1940-12-07
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P570 (date of death): 2017
Wikidata Q1716914, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 2017-03-09
Wikidata Q1716914, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Vienna
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P20 (place of death): Vienna
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