This section provides you with an overview of the Austrian case law as well as a description and links to relevant case-law databases.
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Judgments made by Austrian courts are published in the Legal Information System of the Republic of Austria and can be found at http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/.
The Legal Information System (Rechtsinformationssystem – RIS) is an electronic database coordinated and operated by the Austrian Federal Chancellery. It announces in particular legislation published in the Bundesgesetzblatt (Austrian federal law gazette) and provides information about the law in the Federal Republic of Austria.
The RIS offers good web accessibility (WAI-A in accordance with WCAG 1.0).
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Case law presented with headlines |
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Serial number RS0127077
Reference number 11 Os 87/11w
Date of judgment 25.8.2011
Text of the headline
Generally a headline is composed of the following elements: number of the division: 11, procedure type reference: Os, running number: 87, and year: 11. Then the date of judgment is added: 25.8.2011.
The European Case Law Identifier (ECLI) can be found under this heading. It is a unique identifier for court judgments within the EU Member States.
Judgments are available in the following formats: XML, RTF, PDF and HTML.
NB: Not all the answers below are applicable to all the above courts and tribunals
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Is information available on:
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No ☐ |
No ☐ |
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No ☐ |
No ☐ |
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No ☐ |
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Only irrevocable judgments are published. |
Only irrevocable judgments are published. |
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At national level? |
At the level of courts? |
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Are there binding rules for the publication of judgments? |
Yes |
Yes |
Sections 15 and 15a, Supreme Court Act (OGH Act), section 48a Court Organisation Act (GOG), section 19 Asylum Tribunal Act (AsylgerichtshofG)
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Are all judgments published or only a selection? |
Only a selection |
Only a selection |
If a selection is made, what criteria are applied? |
Judgments are published in full together with a summary. Supreme Court judgments which reject an appeal without substantial reasoning are not published. Judgments by other courts are published if their significance extends beyond the individual case. |
Judgments are published in full together with a summary. Supreme Court judgments which reject an appeal without substantial reasoning are not published. Judgments by other courts are published if their significance extends beyond the individual case. |
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