This book presents a broad range of aspects of Austrian law and legal
culture for the purpose of comparison with other legal systems. In its
second, revised and enlarged edition it treats the following topics:
* Political History
* The Constitution, Sources and Interpretation of Law
* The Political System
* Legal Education and Legal Professions
* The Courts
* Administrative Adjudication
* Constitutional Review
* Fundamental Rights
* Criminal Procedure
* The Austrian Civil Code
* Private Law
* Labor Law
* The Civil Law Tradition.
These characteristic features have been selected in order to acquaint the
foreign observer with some of the defining elements of Austrian law and
legal development. Austrian students and practitioners, too, may find this
approach helpful when it comes to explaining their law to others.
