Constitutional Court of Austria

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:Council_of_Europe
gptkb:European_Court_of_Human_Rights
gptkbp:country gptkb:Austria
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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 First constitutional court in Austria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitutional Court of Austria
gptkbp:is_a_basis_for Federal Constitutional Law
gptkbp:is_set_in gptkb:Austrian_Constitution
gptkb:Austrian_Federal_Government
gptkb:Austrian_Parliament
Austrian legal system
Austrian judiciary
gptkbp:judges gptkb:14
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:legal_framework gptkb:Federal_President_of_Austria
gptkbp:location gptkb:Landstraße,_Vienna
gptkbp:notable_case B-VG 1953/54
B-VG 1980/81
B-VG 2000/01
B-VG 2010/11
B-VG 2015/16
gptkbp:precedent Constitutional case law
gptkbp:president gptkb:Gerhart_Holzinger
gptkbp:public_access gptkb:Press_releases
Educational programs
Public records
Public consultations
Open hearings
gptkbp:publications gptkb:Annual_reports
Research papers
Newsletters
Legal opinions
Judicial decisions
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Austrian_coat_of_arms
gptkbp:term_length_of_judges 12 years
gptkbp:website www.vfgh.gv.at
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Austrian_Federal_Constitution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7