Traffic and Transport Law

Brief description

  • Forwarding and freight business according to UGB or AÖSp
  • CMR
  • Aviation law
  • Main features of the KraftfahrG (Motor Vehicles Act), GüterbeförderungsG (Freight Transport Act), GefahrgutbeförderungsG (Dangerous Goods Transport Act), BStraßenmautG (Road Toll Act), ContainersicherheitsG (Container Safety Act), EG-VO Verkehr (European Union Traffic Regulation)
  • Liability of the carrier for transports by road, sea, inland waterways, air, and rail

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

  • Zehetbauer/Motter (2016): Nationales und Internationales Transportrecht, Verlag Österreich, Wien.
  • Stolzlechner (2018): Einführung in das öffentliche Recht, Manz, Wien, 7. Auflage.
  • Griller/Holoubek/Grabenwarter (2018): Europäisches und öffentliches Recht Band I, Springer, Wien, 10. Auflage.
  • Kodex Öffentliches Recht; UGB Großkommentar Band IV mit Kommentierung der CMR und AÖSp (aktuelle Auflage).

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture, exercises, presentations, discussions, feedback, group assignments

Assessment methods and criteria

  • Exam method: written final exam (70 %); continuous assessment, esp. discussion (30 %).
  • Content assessment criteria: problem identification and problem characterisation, complexity of solutions.
  • Formal criteria: completeness of answers, task-specific requirements regarding scope and form of problem solving, terminology use in results presentation

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Module Private Law + European and Public Economic Law

Infos

Degree programme

Logistics & Transport Management (Bachelor)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2025

Semester

5 WS

Incoming

Yes

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the course, students can

  • explain principles and values of private and public goods transport law (2)
  • argue legal arguments orally and in writing (3)
  • know and apply legal scope in goods transport law as well as measures/steps of legal enforcement (3,4)
  • analyse and solve legal case studies of goods transport law (e.g. liability of the carrier in transports) independently (4)

Course code

0391-21-01-VZ-DE-58