Alfred von Overbeck

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Alfred Freiherr von Overbeck , also Alfred d'Overbeck (born April 18, 1877 in Stuttgart , † January 15, 1945 in Freiburg im Üechtland ), was a German - Swiss legal scholar .

Live and act

Overbeck was the son of the Austrian consul general in Hong Kong Gustav Overbeck , who came from Lemgo , and his American wife Romaine, b. Goddard. He studied law at the Universities of Freiburg im Breisgau and Munich . In 1902 he was awarded a doctorate in Freiburg im Breisgau. jur. PhD.

He first entered the Baden civil service, but then took leave for a longer study trip to the USA and Switzerland. In 1906 he became an associate professor and in 1909 a full professor of criminal and procedural law at the University of Freiburg im Üechtland . In 1914 he was visiting professor at the University of Lausanne . For the academic year 1927/28 he took over the rectorate of the Freiburg University.

His son Alfred E. von Overbeck (1925-2016) also became a law professor in Freiburg.

Works

  • The criminal law of the French encyclopedia. A contribution to the history of the Enlightenment in the 18th century. Karlsruhe: Braun 1902 (dissertation, University of Freiburg im Breisgau, 1902).
  • Freedom of establishment and the right to deportation presented on the basis of the German-Swiss treaty of May 31, 1890. An investigation into the public law position of the foreigner (= Freiburg treatises from the field of public law. H. 10). Karlsruhe: Braun, 1907.
  • The manifestations of crime in the light of the modern school of criminal law. With special consideration of experimental theory (= critical contributions to criminal law reform. H. 4). Leipzig: Engelmann, 1909; Reprint: Aalen: Scientia, 1978, ISBN 3-511-06384-1 .
  • The surrenders of the Ottoman Empire (= magazine for international law. Vol. 10, no.3, addendum). Breslau: Kern, 1917.
  • Debt collection and bankruptcy under Swiss law. Zurich: Schulthess, 1926.
  • Limits to individualization in criminal law. Rector's speech given on November 15, 1927 to mark the opening ceremony of the academic year. Freiburg: St. Paulus Printing House, 1928.
  • with Philipp Thormann : The Swiss Criminal Code. Zurich: Schulthess, 1940–1943 (commentary).

literature

  • Pierre Aeby: Le professeur Alfred d'Overbeck: Nécrologie. In: Nouvelles étrennes fribourgeoises. Friborg 1946, pp. 219-223.

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personal data
SURNAME Overbeck, Alfred von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Overbeck, Alfred Freiherr von (full name); Overbeck, Alfred d '
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Swiss legal scholar
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart
DATE OF DEATH January 15, 1945
Place of death Freiburg in Üechtland