Austrian judiciary

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The Austrian judiciary is the independent system of courts and legal institutions in Austria responsible for interpreting and applying the law, safeguarding constitutional order, and protecting citizens' rights.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Austrian judiciary canonical 2
judiciary of Austria 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judiciary
applies Austrian Civil Code
Austrian Constitution
Austrian Criminal Code
Austrian administrative law
basedOnLegalSystem civil law
characteristic judicial independence
separation of powers
cooperatesWith Court of Justice of the European Union
European Court of Human Rights
country Austria
employs court clerks in Austria
judges in Austria
judicial officers in Austria
public prosecutors in Austria
ensures rule of law in Austria
guaranteedBy Constitution of Austria
hasComponent administrative jurisdiction of Austria
constitutional jurisdiction of Austria
ordinary courts of Austria
prison system of Austria
public prosecution service of Austria
hasCourtLevel district courts of Austria
higher regional courts of Austria
regional courts of Austria
hasCourtType civil courts of Austria
commercial courts of Austria
linked to: commercial courts

criminal courts of Austria
labour and social courts of Austria
hasJurisdiction Republic of Austria
linked to: Austria
hasSupremeCourt Administrative Court of Austria
Constitutional Court of Austria
Supreme Court of Justice of Austria
isPartOf Government of Austria
legalTradition continental European legal tradition
location Vienna (seat of several supreme courts)
linked to: Vienna
overseenBy Federal Ministry of Justice of Austria
protects fundamental rights in Austria
regulates administrative procedure in Austria
civil procedure in Austria
criminal procedure in Austria
responsibleFor application of law in Austria
interpretation of law in Austria
protection of citizens' rights in Austria
safeguarding constitutional order in Austria
subjectTo European Convention on Human Rights
European Union law
usesLanguage German

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supreme Court of Justice of Austria partOf judiciary of Austria
linked to: Austrian judiciary
Austrian Constitutional Court partOf Austrian judiciary