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authority to test the constitutionality of legislation and administrative acts. Individuals who
claim a violation of their fundamental rights must exhaust all possible remedies before bringing
the claim before the Constitutional Court.
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II. CITATION GUIDE
Abkürzungs- und Zitierregeln der österreichischen Rechtssprache und europarechtlicher
Rechtsquellen (AZR) [Abbreviation and citation rules of Austrian legal terminology and
European sources of law] (Gerhard Friedl et al. eds. 1996), a widely recognized standard system
of citation elaborated and compiled on behalf of the Austrian Law Congress (Österreichischer
Juristentag), can be considered semi-official.
Nevertheless, the standardized form is rarely used in practice. Thus, while the standardized form
calls for full source names and English abbreviations (if appropriate), the use of abbreviated
source names and German abbreviations remains common.
1.0 Constitution
Cite the Constitution by subdivision(s) referenced (“Art.”, “Abs.”, etc.) followed by the
Constitution’s abbreviation (“B-VG”):
Art. 14 Abs. 3 B-VG.
1.1 State Constitution
Use the same format as used with the federal Constitution, substituting the name “Landes-
Verfassungsgesetz” or the abbreviation “L-VG” of the state constitutions and including the name
of the state in the citation.
2.0 Legislation
2.1 Regulations and Statutes
Cite regulations and statutes by subdivision(s) referenced followed by an abbreviation of the
regulation’s name:
2.2 Codes
§ 35 Abs. 1 GSV.
Cite codes by subdivision(s) referenced [paragraph, article, section, etc.] followed by code’s
abbreviation: