Austria: Asylum law in conflict with the Constitution

Abstract

Decision of the Austrian Constitutional Court of October 15, 20041 - asylum - principle of the rule of law - prohibition of torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (article 3 ECHR)2 - right to liberty (article 5 ECHR, article 1 PersonenfreiheitsG)3 - right to respect for private and family life (article 8 ECHR) - right to an effective remedy (article 13 ECHR) - prohibition of collective expulsion of aliens (article 4 of protocol no. 4 ECHR) - right to the protection of property (article 1 of protocol no. 1 ECHR) © 2006 Oxford University Press.