Constitution of Austria

The Constitution of Austria (Österreichische Bundesverfassung) is the body of all constitutional law of the Republic of Austria on the federal level. It is split up over many different acts. Its centerpiece is the Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz 1920 in the version of 1929 (B-VG), which includes the most important federal constitutional provisions. Apart from the B-VG, there are a number of other constitutional acts and individual provisions in statutes and treaties which are designated as constitutional. For example, the B-VG does not include a bill of rights, but provisions on civil liberties are split up over different constitutional legislative acts.

Related Topics:
Austria - Federal level - B-VG - Bill of rights - Civil liberties

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Over time, both the B-VG and the numerous pieces of constitutional law supplementing it have ungergone literally hundreds of minor and major amendments.

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