Supreme Court of Justice of Austria

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The Supreme Court of Justice of Austria is the country’s highest court for civil and criminal matters, serving as the final court of appeal in the Austrian judiciary.

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Austrian Supreme Court 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court
court of last resort
judicial body
supreme court
abbreviation OGH NERFINISHED
appealFrom higher regional courts of Austria
appliesTo civil law matters
criminal law matters
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Austria
buildingStyleOfSeat historicist architecture
country Austria
decidesOn appeals on points of law
distinctFrom Administrative Court of Austria NERFINISHED
Constitutional Court of Austria NERFINISHED
doesNotDecideOn questions of fact in ordinary proceedings
establishedInPeriod First Austrian Republic NERFINISHED
function ensuring uniform application of federal law in civil matters
ensuring uniform application of federal law in criminal matters
hasJurisdictionLevel national
hasPresident President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Austria
hasTypeOfJudge professional judges
hasVicePresident Vice President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Austria NERFINISHED
hears extraordinary appeals in civil cases
extraordinary appeals in criminal cases
highestCourtFor civil jurisdiction in Austria
criminal jurisdiction in Austria
isFinalInstanceFor ordinary courts in civil matters
ordinary courts in criminal matters
jurisdiction Austria NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings German
legalBasis Austrian Code of Civil Procedure NERFINISHED
Austrian Code of Criminal Procedure NERFINISHED
Austrian Federal Constitutional Law NERFINISHED
legalSystem Austrian legal system
locatedIn Austria
Vienna
mayIssue precedent-setting decisions
nativeName Oberster Gerichtshof NERFINISHED
nativeNameLanguage German
oversees uniform interpretation of civil procedure law
uniform interpretation of criminal procedure law
partOf judiciary of Austria NERFINISHED
predecessor supreme judicial bodies of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
role court of final appeal in civil cases
court of final appeal in criminal cases
seat Palace of Justice, Vienna NERFINISHED
subjectTo Austrian federal law

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Constitutional Court of Austria (regarding constitutional review) coequalWith Supreme Court of Justice of Austria
subject surface form: Constitutional Court of Austria
Vienna (state) isSeatOf Supreme Court of Justice of Austria
this entity surface form: Austrian Supreme Court
First District contains Supreme Court of Justice of Austria
this entity surface form: Austrian Supreme Court
Supreme Administrative Court of Austria distinctFrom Supreme Court of Justice of Austria