Dopo la dissoluzione della Duplice Monarchia austroungarica: la questione asburgica nell’Austria repubblicana e in Ungheria

Abstract

The Aftermath of the Dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy: The Habsburg Question in the Republic of Austria and in Hungary – The essay deals with the legal treatment of the legacy of the Habsburg monarchy after the dissolution of Austria-Hungary in 1918. In so doing, it develops a comparative analysis of how the Habsburg question was addressed in the Republic of Austria and in Hungary. In Austria, a defining feature of the constitutional order was a militant understanding of the republican principle, with constitutional and legislative provisions specifically aimed to prevent a restoration of the monarchy. In Hungary, the general attitude towards the Habsburg monarchy was rather ambiguous, as the form of state officially remained unchanged until 1946. By then, the Habsburg question had lost much of its relevance.

Keywords: Austria; Hungary; Habsburg monarchy; Regime change; Limitations of fundamental rights