Walter Schuppich

Walter Schuppich

Walter Schuppich , (born March 22, 1921 in Vienna ; † June 8, 1999 there ) was an Austrian lawyer and professional politician.

As a lawyer, Schuppich was a generalist. His clients included companies as well as private individuals, including politicians and artists. Above all, he went down in Austrian legal history as the “attorney for lawyers”, who had previously known no representative of the legal profession with a comparable socio-political efficiency and media presence.

Live and act

Walter Schuppich was founded in 1921 as the son of a policeman who was born in Vienna and wished, as he his life to rickets suffered and his childhood spent in a wheelchair, medical study. Finally he switched to studying law , which he completed in 1943 with a doctorate at the University of Vienna . To finance his studies he gave piano and violin lessons ; for the composer Franz Lehár he transcribed several scores from his operettas for accordion .

In 1949 Walter Schuppich was entered on the list of lawyers. Together with Werner Sporn, he founded one of the few Austrian law firms at the time, which other lawyers later joined. The law firm "Schuppich, Sporn und Winischhofer" still bears the name of its founder and senior partner in the company of its law firm. Walter Schuppich was also the builder of the attic storey designed by Coop Himmelb (l) au for the law firm “Schuppich Sporn und Winschhofer” at Falkestrasse 6 in Vienna, in the 1st district.

In 1969 Walter Schuppich was elected President of the Bar Association for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland (later the Vienna Bar Association ), to which he remained for 24 years, 17 years of which together with Vice-Presidents Friedrich Grohs and Fritz Leon. During this time essential reforms of the professional ethical law were introduced.

In 1970 Walter Schuppich founded the free “First Legal Information” of the Vienna Bar Association for the public seeking law. The first Viennese attorney talks took place on February 1, 1973 in a small group at the Vienna Bar Association. Walter Schuppich wanted to give the lawyers behind the Iron Curtain a place to meet in Austria as a neutral country at a time when it was politically extremely difficult to maintain a free exchange of ideas between East and West. These discussions are still held today as part of the annual European Presidents' Conferences (European Bar Associations).

In 1973 the goal of creating the Austrian Bar Association (ÖRAK) was achieved. In addition, Walter Schuppich initiated an amendment to the Lawyers' Act , with which the practice of trainee lawyers was adapted to the times. Schuppich achieved a change in disciplinary law and the lawyers' pension rights were now enshrined in law. Walter Schuppich received a lot of support from Justice Minister Christian Broda , to whose criminal procedure reform Schuppich contributed significantly.

In 1989 Walter Schuppich and other professional representatives founded the transnational lawyers' association DACH.

With his media presence, his networking across party lines and his popularity among the population, Walter Schuppich created an unprecedented, citizen-oriented image for lawyers. Several times he was traded for the highest political offices and was referred to as a “gifted speaker and writer”. However, his focus was on representing the profession of lawyer in public and giving the state and the bar association a political hearing. With the "lawyer president" Schuppich created his own office, so to speak.

Walter Schuppich described himself as liberal . He was never a party member, although he was said to be close to the social democracy and later also to the “ Liberal Forum ”. He was regularly involved in the field of human rights , such as in 1994 together with other celebrities in the public appeal “Protection of the political refugee” or through his board membership in the association “ Licht ins Dunkel ”.

Walter Schuppich was also in the spotlight because he represented former Federal Chancellor Fred Sinowatz and writer Johannes Mario Simmel against the right-wing populist Jörg Haider . The assumption of a trusteeship with the former finance minister Hannes Androsch was exploited by the media, as was the personal advice given by Federal President Thomas Klestil on private matters.

Wiener Zentralfriedhof - honor grave of Walter Schuppich

In his play "Elisabeth II." Thomas Bernhard lets one of the protagonists talk about a "certain Dr. Schuppich ”speak. Bernhard probably took a liking to the name that was in use at the time the piece was written; a real relationship between Walter Schuppich and Bernhard's Dr. Schuppich is excluded due to its characterization. Walter Schuppich left the attribution uncommented. But it is also mentioned in the correspondence between Thomas Bernhard and Siegfried Unseld published by Raimund Fellinger, Martin Huber and Julia Ketterer at Suhrkamp .

Walter Schuppich is the author and co-author of legal works, he received the Great Gold Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria and the honorary membership of the American Bar Association in Chicago . 1994 he was together with Kurt Waldheim , the honorary doctorate awarded. In addition, the Walter Schuppich Symposium and the Walter Schuppich Prize go back to him.

Walter Schuppich was a self-confessed Freemason ; a plaque in the Freemason Museum at Rosenau Castle is dedicated to him. For many years he held the highest legal office in Austrian Freemasonry.

On the occasion of Schuppich's death, Vienna's mayor Michael Häupl paid tribute to his work as a long-time member of the board of trustees of the Vienna Integration Fund or as president of the Association of Friends of the Vienna Police .

Walter Schuppich rests in a grave of honor at the Vienna Central Cemetery .

Offices

• President of the Austrian Bar Association (1974–1993)
• President of the Bar Association for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland (1969–1988) and the Vienna Bar Association (until 1993)
• President of the listeners 'and viewers' representatives of the ORF (today ORF Public Council )
• Founder and President of the Friends of the Police Association
• President of the Austrian Legal Commission
• Founding member and member of the Presidium of the Vienna Integration Fund and its Board of Trustees
• President of the European Lawyers' Association DACH
• Honorary President of the Austrian Cancer Aid
• Chairman of the supervisory board of the Theater in der Josefstadt GesmbH
• Honorary member and syndic of the Künstlerhaus Wien
• Member of the Advisory Board of the Bank Austria Credit Association
• Member of the advisory board of Zentralsparkasse AG
• President of the Austrian League for Human Rights
• President for Credit and Reparation Assistance
• Member of the advisory board of Manz Verlag , member of the broadcasting commission
• Member of the board of trustees for road safety
• Board member in the association for guardianship and patient advocacy
• Board member of the Austrian Lawyers' Association
• Board member in the association for the establishment of an orthopedic hospital in Temesvar
• Board member of the Association for the Austrian Society for Environment and Technology
• Order of Prince Trpimir of the Republic of Croatia
• Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
• Board member of Licht ins Dunkel

Awards

• 1972 Great Silver Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
• 1973 Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy
• 1976 Commander of the Royal Swedish North Star Order
• 1977 Great Silver Medal of Honor for Services to the State of Vienna
• 1979 Gold Badge of the Order of Merit of the People's Republic of Poland
• 1979 Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
• 1981 Silver Commander's Cross of Honor for Services to the State of Lower Austria
• 1981 Medal “For outstanding advocacy - Advocate of the Year” from the Hungarian Bar Council
• 1982 Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, 1st class
• 1982 Badge of Honor from the German Bar
• 1985 Commander's Cross of the Province of Burgenland
• 1988 Large Gold Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria
• 1989 Silver Medal of Honor of the Province of Upper Austria
• 1989 Large badge of honor from the Austrian Bar Association
• 1996 Professional title of professor awarded by the Federal President

Works

• with Peter Infeld, and Ernst Hilger: Infeld Collection 1. Vienna, 2000.
• with Max Wieland, Stefan Wurst, Georg Fialka, PR Preussler and Peter Hofer: General terms and conditions in European legal practice . Edited by European Bar Association. Publishing house Austria, Vienna 1997.
• with Helmuth Tades: Lawyer Regulations . 5th edition. Manz, Vienna 1994
• with Richard Soyer: Imprisonment and legal protection . Publishing house Austria, Vienna 1993.
• Criticism and progress in the rule of law: The reform of the preliminary criminal procedure, human rights and human dignity in hospitals . Edited by the Austrian Legal Commission. Publishing house Austria, Vienna 1993.
• B does the law firm smoke constitutional protection? Springer Vienna, Vienna 1992.
• with Richard Soyer: Preliminary proceedings and rights of defense . Publishing house Austria, Vienna 1992.
• The lawyer: essays, articles and lectures . Manz, Vienna 1991.
• with Ernst Jahoda: A new picture: time-critical considerations in Austria . Lawyer Gazette, 1969–1982. 1983.
• Austrian law: Textausg. Austria. Laws and Regulations in 3 volumes, with a referring note, e. chronolog. Delay, e. Subject group index as well as e. detailed Title or Subject reg. Status: December 1, 1976 (up to and including BGBl. 637/1976). With e. Foreword by Christian Broda. Vienna 1977.
• with Werner Sporn: Austrian law - register volume. Andreas, Vienna 1977.
• Prosecution and Defense . Springer Vienna, Vienna 1973.
• with Ferdinand Maultaschl: Rechtslexikon Lfg. 1–49 . Hollinek, Vienna 1957–1966.
• with Karl Ourednik: Jugendrecht und Jugendwohlfahrt - A collection of the most important relevant laws, ordinances and decrees according to the status of the Austrian legislation of April 1, 1951. Hand edition of Austrian laws and ordinances; New episode, group 3, volume 20 . Austrian State Printing Office. Vienna 1951.
• The divorce of Gratian and the decretists . Diss. 1943.

Web links

• Walter Schuppich in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
• Entry on Walter Schuppich in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
• ORF: Interview: Bar Association President Schuppich criticizes the draft for the new security police law. June 7, 1991. Retrieved July 19, 2016.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wiener Zeitung Online: Deep mourning for the "lawyer of the lawyers" and a convinced man of compensation - Wiener Zeitung Online. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
2. ↑ Mayran, Tiphaine: Un corpus , two expositions: Dream and Reality, Vienna 1870–1930; Vienne, naissance d'un si`ecle, 1880–1938. 2014, accessed January 18, 2017 (French). 
3. ^ Rooftop Remodeling Falkestrasse. In: Coop Himmelb (l) au. Retrieved January 19, 2017 . 
4. ^ Nextroom - architecture on the net: loft extension - Falkestrasse, Coop Himmelb (l) au - Vienna (A) - 1988. In: www.nextroom.at. Retrieved January 19, 2017 . 
5. ↑ Welcome to the Vienna Bar Association. In: www.rakwien.at. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
6. ^ Fischer, Heinz [editors], Lanner, Sixtus [editors], Zeillinger, Gustav [editors]: In focus - divorce reform. In: www.oesterreich-am-wort.at. July 7, 1977. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
7. ↑ European Lawyers Association DACH | About us. In: www.dach-ra.de. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
8. ↑ Henry S. Conston: The future job profile of the lawyer in Europe in Munich from 27th to 29th May 1999. Otto Schmidt Verlag DE, 2000, ISBN 978-3-504-65509-9 (google.fr [accessed July 19, 2016]).
9. ^ Chronicle of Events. VOLUME 1, 1992–1994, collection of contributions to current events from the ANTIFA-INFO. (PDF) Retrieved January 21, 2017 . 
10. ↑ Manfred Stimmler: A great man at the right time. In: Österreichisches Anwaltsblatt. June 2009, pp. 276-279.
11. ↑ Maria Wirth: The "Androsch Case". In: Christian Broda. 2011, pp. 491–505, accessed on July 19, 2016.
12. ^ Herbert Schachter: Tax affairs Doctor Hannes Androsch. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
13. ^ Claude Conter: Justiciability and Legality: Legalization Processes of Literature and Film in the Modern Age . Rodopi, 2017, ISBN 90-420-2837-8 ( google.at [accessed January 25, 2017]).
14. ↑ Unseld, Siegfried., Fellinger, Raimund., Huber, Martin, 1963, Ketterer, Julia .: The exchange of letters . Suhrkamp, ​​2009, OCLC 501864489 .
15. ↑ Walter Schuppich at World Cat. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
16. ^ Austrian National Library - Gold honorary doctorate for Kurt Waldheim and Walter Schuppich. In: www.bildarchivaustria.at. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
17. ↑ Mayor Dr. Häupl on the death of Dr. Walter Schuppich. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
18. ↑ Walter Schuppich in the Vienna Central Cemetery. In: www.viennatouristguide.at. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
19. ↑ ORF: Insights into the audience and viewer representation. December 18, 1987. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
20. ↑ Police Vienna. (Ed.): "POLIZEI" The magazine of the Provincial Police Command Vienna. Vienna October 2009, p. 2.
21. ↑ Manfred Stimmler: A great man at the right time. In: Österreichisches Anwaltsblatt. June 2009, pp. 276-279.
22. ↑ Dr. Peter Knirsch: Prof. Dr. Walter Schuppich † Obituary for a lawyer. (PDF) (No longer available online.) In: Österreichisches Anwaltsblatt. Austrian Bar Association, December 1999, archived from the original on January 21, 2017 ; accessed on January 21, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.