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The Austrian Legal System and Laws: a Brief Overview
by Johannes Oehlboeck and Immanuel Gerstner,
published on GlobaLex,
June 2005 (GlobaLex is an electronic legal publication dedicated
to international and foreign law research. Published by the
Hauser Global Law School Program at NYU School of Law)
1. Introduction
2. Austrian Legal System
3. Legal Resources
4.
Further Information
1. Introduction
Austria lies in the heart of Europe, right between Western
Europe and the Central-Eastern Europe region. It has a
population of just over 8 million people, and the capital city
is Vienna.
Austria is a democratic, federal republic. Immediately after
World War II, on 1 May 1945, Austria's Constitution of 1920 as
amended in 1929, which was notably drafted by Professor Hans
Kelsen, was re-enacted. However, it took ten more years until
Austria's full sovereignty was re-established by the conclusion
of a state treaty on 15 May 1955 between Austria and the Allies,
France, UK, USA and USSR. In the same year Austria declared its
permanent neutrality by constitutional law. On 1 January 1995,
Austria joined the European Union, and also became a member of
the European Currency Union.
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Books on Austrian Law
Latest Publications on Austrian
Law
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Civil Procedure - A Q&A Guide to Litigation in Austria
This book presents a broad
range of aspects of Austrian law and legal culture for the
purpose of comparison with other legal systems. In its
third, thoroughly revised and updated edition it treats a
lot of relevant topics.
further information |
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The Austrian Stock
Corporation
The stock corporation is one of the most important
corporate forms in Austria. Numerous international
undertakings, in particular also Austrian and German
companies use English as group language in order to ensure
a uniform communication throughout the entire group of
companies.as been fully translated.
order Austrian Stock Corporation |
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The Austrian Legal System
This book presents a broad
range of aspects of Austrian law and legal culture for the
purpose of comparison with other legal systems. In its
third, thoroughly revised and updated edition it treats a
lot of relevant topics.
order The Austrian Legal System |
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