Constitutional Court of Austria

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Constitutional court
gptkbp:appeal Constitutional complaints
gptkbp:challenges Resource allocation
Public trust
Political pressure
Case backlog
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:European_Court_of_Human_Rights
Constitutional courts network
gptkbp:country gptkb:Austria
gptkbp:court Cooperative
High court
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Advisory role
gptkbp:established 1 January 1920
gptkbp:function Advisory opinions
Protection of constitutional rights
Dispute resolution between federal and state authorities
Review of laws
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:historical_significance Checks and balances
Rule of law
Protection of human rights
Foundation_of_Austrian_democracy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitutional Court of Austria
gptkbp:influence Austrian_legal_system
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for Federal Constitutional Law
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:Federal_President_of_Austria
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Gerhart_Holzinger
gptkb:Brigitte_Bierlein
gptkb:Peter_D._K._Koller
14
12 years
Karl Korinek
Christa_Kranzl
gptkbp:jurisdiction Constitutional law
gptkbp:language German
gptkbp:localGovernment Independent
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Austrian_State_Treaty
Same-sex marriage ruling
Abortion law ruling
Data protection ruling
Freedom of assembly ruling
gptkbp:precedent Constitutional jurisprudence
gptkbp:president gptkb:Hans_Kelsen
gptkb:Gerhart_Holzinger
gptkbp:provides_access_to Open hearings
gptkbp:public_perception Respected institution
gptkbp:publications Annual reports
gptkbp:reform 1997 reform
2008 reform
2015 reform
2020 reform
gptkbp:website www.vfgh.gv.at