Human-rights cases against Austria
39 cases from ECHR, CPT, UN special procedures, and other named oversight bodies.
- CASE OF K.A. v. AUSTRIA2026-05-19ECHRno violationArticle 35 ECHR, Article 5 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Manifestly ill-founded;No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1-e - Persons of unsound mind);No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-4 - Review of lawfulness of detention)
- CASE OF STEPHAN KUCERA v. AUSTRIA2025-12-09ECHRno violationArticle 35 ECHR, Article 6 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Manifestly ill-founded;No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Administrative proceedings;Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Criminal charge;Public hearing)
- CASE OF SAHINER v. AUSTRIA2025-06-03ECHRno violationArticle 35 ECHR, Article 8 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Manifestly ill-founded;No violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 - Positive obligations;Article 8-1 - Respect for private life)
- ECHRviolationArticle 35 ECHR, Article 9 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione materiae;Violation of Article 9 - Freedom of thought, conscience and religion (Article 9-1 - Freedom of thought);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- CASE OF GAGGL v. AUSTRIA2022-11-08ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 34 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Manifestly ill-founded;Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing)
- CASE OF P.W. v. AUSTRIA2022-06-21ECHRno violationArticle 5 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Manifestly ill-founded;No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Deprivation of liberty;Article 5-1-e - Persons of unsound mind)
- CASE OF KINDLHOFER v. AUSTRIA2021-10-26ECHRno violationArticle 35 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Ratione personae;No violation of Article 2 of Protocol No. 7 - Right of appeal in criminal matters (Article 2 of Protocol No. 7 - National law;Minor offences;Review of sentence)
- CASE OF KURT v. AUSTRIA2021-06-15ECHRno violationArticle 2 ECHR, Article 5 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Preliminary objection joined to merits (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies;Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-1) Six-month period;No violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2 - Positive obligations;Article 2-1 - Life) (Substantive aspect)
- CASE OF LIEBSCHER v. AUSTRIA2021-04-06ECHRviolationArticle 8 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-3-a) Manifestly ill-founded;Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 - Positive obligations;Article 8-1 - Respect for private life)
- CASE OF LEWIT v. AUSTRIA2019-10-10ECHRviolationArticle 8 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Preliminary objections dismissed (Art. 35) Admissibility criteria;(Art. 35-1) Exhaustion of domestic remedies;(Art. 35-1) Effective domestic remedy;Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 - Positive obligations;Article 8-1 - Respect for private life);Pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- CASE OF SH.D. AND OTHERS v. GREECE, AUSTRIA, CROATIA, HUNGARY, NORTH MACEDONIA, SERBIA AND SLOVENIA2019-06-13ECHRviolationArticle 3 ECHR, Article 5 ECHR
Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect) (Greece);Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment) (Substantive aspect) (Greece);Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention) (Greece)
- CASE OF CANER v. AUSTRIA2018-09-20ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time);Violation of Article 13+6-1 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time)
- ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time);Violation of Article 13+6-1 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time)
- CASE OF D.L. v. AUSTRIA2017-12-07ECHRno violationArticle 2 ECHR, Article 3 ECHR
No violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2 - Extradition) (Conditional) (Kosovo);No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Extradition) (Conditional) (Kosovo)
- CASE OF CEESAY v. AUSTRIA2017-11-16ECHRno violationArticle 2 ECHR, Article 3 ECHR
No violation of Article 2 - Right to life (Article 2-1 - Effective investigation) (Procedural aspect);No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment;Inhuman treatment) (Substantive aspect)
- CASE OF LORENZ v. AUSTRIA2017-07-20ECHRviolationArticle 5 ECHR
Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention);Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-4 - Review of lawfulness of detention)
- CASE OF J.M. AND OTHERS v. AUSTRIA2017-06-01ECHRno violationArticle 6 ECHR
No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing;Equality of arms;Article 6-3-d - Examination of witnesses)
- CASE OF AUERBACH v. AUSTRIA2017-02-28ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 13 ECHR
Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time);Violation of Article 13+6-1 - Right to an effective remedy (Article 13 - Effective remedy) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time)
- CASE OF J. AND OTHERS v. AUSTRIA2017-01-17ECHRno violationArticle 3 ECHR, Article 4 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 4 - Prohibition of slavery and forced labour (Article 4 - Positive obligations;Article 4-1 - Trafficking in human beings);No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Effective investigation) (Procedural aspect)
- CASE OF HELMUT BLUM v. AUSTRIA2016-04-05ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 34 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Disciplinary proceedings;Article 6-1 - Civil rights and obligations;Public hearing);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- ECHRno violationArticle 10 ECHR, Article 34 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression -{General} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression)
- CASE OF KUTTNER v. AUSTRIA2015-07-16ECHRviolationArticle 5 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-4 - Review of lawfulness of detention;Speediness of review);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- CASE OF BECKER v. AUSTRIA2015-06-11ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Administrative proceedings;Article 6-1 - Public hearing);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction);Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- CASE OF FURMAN v. SLOVENIA AND AUSTRIA2015-02-05ECHRviolationArticle 8 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible (Article 35-3 - Manifestly ill-founded) (Austria);Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 - Positive obligations;Article 8-1 - Respect for family life) (Slovenia)
- CASE OF M.A. v. AUSTRIA2015-01-15ECHRviolationArticle 8 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Violation of Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8 - Positive obligations;Article 8-1 - Respect for family life);Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- CASE OF SHARIFI v. AUSTRIA2013-12-05ECHRno violationArticle 3 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Expulsion) (Conditional) (Greece)
- CASE OF WALLISHAUSER v. AUSTRIA (No. 2)2013-06-20ECHRno violationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 14 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 14+6-1 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 6 - Right to a fair trial;Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing);No violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Protection of property (Article 1 para. 2 of Protocol No. 1 - Control of the use of property);No violation of Article 14+P1-1 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Protection of property)
- CASE OF C.B. v. AUSTRIA2013-04-04ECHRno violationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 6+6-3-d - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing;Equality of arms) (Article 6-3-d - Examination of witnesses;Witnesses;Article 6 - Right to a fair trial)
- ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Administrative proceedings;Article 6-1 - Access to court;Criminal charge;Impartial tribunal;Independent tribunal;Tribunal established by law);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed
- CASE OF GASSNER v. AUSTRIA2012-12-11ECHRno violationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Administrative proceedings;Article 6-1 - Access to court;Reasonable time)
- ECHRno violationArticle 10 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 10 - Freedom of expression -{General} (Article 10-1 - Freedom of expression;Freedom to impart information)
- CASE OF WALLISHAUSER v. AUSTRIA2012-07-17ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Access to court);Non-pecuniary damage - award
- CASE OF STEININGER v. AUSTRIA2012-04-17ECHRviolationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Preliminary objection dismissed (Article 35-3 - Ratione materiae);Remainder inadmissible;Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Access to court);Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed (Article 41 - Causal link;Pecuniary damage;Just satisfaction)
- CASE OF RAVIV v. AUSTRIA2012-03-13ECHRno violationArticle 14 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Article 14+P1-1 - Prohibition of discrimination (Article 14 - Discrimination) (Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Protection of property;Article 1 para. 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Possessions)
- CASE OF S.H. AND OTHERS v. AUSTRIA2011-11-03ECHRno violationArticle 8 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Preliminary objection dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies);No violation of Art. 8
- CASE OF ELSNER v. AUSTRIA (No. 1)2011-05-24ECHRno violationArticle 5 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR
Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Art. 5-3
- CASE OF SCHALK AND KOPF v. AUSTRIA2010-06-24ECHRno violationArticle 8 ECHR, Article 12 ECHR, Article 14 ECHR, Article 34 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 37 ECHR
Preliminary objection dismissed (struck out of the list);Remainder inadmissible;No violation of Art. 12;No violation of Art. 14+8
- CASE OF STECHAUNER v. AUSTRIA2010-01-28ECHRno violationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Preliminary objection dismissed (non-exhaustion of domestic remedies);Violation of Art. 6-1;No violation of Art. 6-1;Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed;Non-pecuniary damage - award
- CASE OF PUCHSTEIN v. AUSTRIA2010-01-28ECHRno violationArticle 6 ECHR, Article 35 ECHR, Article 41 ECHR
Violation of Art. 6-1;No violation of Art. 6-1;Pecuniary damage - claim dismissed;Non-pecuniary damage - award
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