1973-1978 | Studies of law, University of Vienna |
1978 | Dr. iur., University of Vienna |
1976-1989 | Assistant, Institute of Civil Procedure, Institute of Public Law, Institute of Comparative Law at University of Vienna |
1982-1983 | LL.M.-studies, King's College London; LSE - London School of Economics and Political Science, London |
1988-1989 | Legal expert, ISDC - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, Lausanne |
1989 | Habilitation, Comparative Law and Private International Law, University of Vienna |
1989-1994 | Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Vienna |
1992 | Head of Department Europäische Integration, Austrian Parliamentary Administration / International Affairs, Vienna |
1995-1998 | Managing Director, IWB - Institute of Business Law, Bielefeld University |
since 1998 | Chair Professor, Private International Law and Comparative Law, University of Vienna |
1999-2001 | LL.M.-studies; M.E.M. - Maître Européen en Médiation, Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch, Sion; Les Heures, University of Barcelona |
1999-2008 | Austrian delegate, CIEC - Commission Internationale de l'Etat Civil, Strasbourg |
2000 | Legal expert, Registered Partnerships, Legal Affairs Committee, German Bundestag, Berlin |
2000-2001 | President, CIEC - Commission Internationale de l'Etat Civil, Strasbourg |
| Legal expert on "Marriage, Cohabitation, (registered) Partnerships and same-sex Marriage in Continental Europe, under the UN-Pacts, EU-law and jurisprudence, and the case-law of the European Convention on Human Rights" Ontario Departement of Justice (CAN) |
2004-2014 | Professor, Pan European University Bratislava |
2009-2012 | Vice-Rector, Pan European University Bratislava |
since 2008 | Head, Austrian National Committee IACL - International Academy of Comparative Law, Paris |
since 2010 | Titular Member, IACL - International Academy of Comparative Law, Paris |
2008-2011 | President, ISFL - International Society of Family Law |
2009 | Legal expert, Centre of Private Law, Moscow |
2009-2017 | Founder; Head, IACPIL - Interdisciplinary Association of Comparative and Private International Law, Vienna |
2012-2018 | Adjunct Professor, UMAC - University of Macau |
2015 | Senior expert, Family and Succession law for the elaboration of a Family Law Code and Succession Law Code, Kosovo |