Abstract
The conclusion of World War I precipitated a comprehensive redrawing of European borders, coinciding with the dissolution of numerous empires while others emerged anew. Notably, Czechoslovakia emerged as a newly established state, confronted with the intricate dilemma of determining the applicable private law within its territorial boundaries.
Inheriting and assimilating legal frameworks from the defunct Austro-Hungarian empire, Czechoslovakia endeavoured to construct a cohesive legal system, the culmination of which should have been a new civil code predominantly influenced primarily by the Austrian model. Furthermore, the draft of the new Czechoslovak civil code drew upon some selected principles and regulations of German, Swiss, French, and Polish provenience.
This presentation predominantly directs its focus towards delineating the sources of inspiration and elucidating the evolution of draft of the Czechoslovak civil code in the interwar period.