Austria court rules laws not comforming with EU rights charter are unconstitutional
May 4, 2012
The Austrian Constitutional Court ruled Friday that the country's laws must not only conform to its own constitution but also to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in order to be upheld as constitutional. The only areas where legislation will not be held to the charter's standards are ones in whic....... [more] 
EU court ruled employee firing over fertilization violated equal treatment laws
February 26, 2012
On February 26, 2008, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that an employee's dismissal based on her advanced stage of in vitro fertilization treatment is contrary to the principle of equal treatment for men and women. The ruling came in the case of an Austrian woman, Sabine Mayr, who claimed....... [more]
UN Secretary General urges Syria to stop alleged crimes against humanity
February 16, 2012
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Thursday called on Syria to end to violence against civilians and possible crimes against humanity. During a speech in Vienna, Austria, the Secretary General said he had urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to make necessary changes before the un....... [more]
Austria became second country to ban cluster munitions
December 6, 2011
On December 6, 2007, the Austrian Parliament passed legislation which established a complete ban on cluster munitions. Austria was the second country to institute such a ban, behind Belgium which banned cluster munitions in February 2006. In May 2008, more than 100 countries adopted a draft treat....... [more]
Former Croatia PM indicted for corruption
September 1, 2011
Former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader was indicted on Wednesday for corruption. The country's Bureau for Combating Corruption and Organized Crime (USKOK) alleges Sanader received a pay-off of more than 3.6 million kuna (nearly USD $695,000) from Austria's Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank in exchange for th....... [more]
Austria court rejects Serbia extradition request for war crimes suspect
August 1, 2011
An Austrian court on Friday rejected Serbia's extradition request for former Bosnian general and suspected war criminal Jovan Divjak. The court ruled that Divjak likely would not receive a fair trial if he were extradited, expressing concerns that Serb authorities would not have access to evidence o....... [more]
Austria extradites Croatia ex-PM to face corruption charges
July 11, 2011
An Austrian court approved the extradition Monday of former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader back to Croatia to face corruption charges. The court completed the paperwork allowing Sanader to be extradited back to Croatia. He will face charges of abuse of power, corruption and fraud for taking nea....... [more]
ECHR ruled no right to same-sex marriage
June 24, 2011
On June 24, 2010, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled 4-3 that the European Convention on Human Rights does not mandate that member states recognize same-sex marriages. The applicants, an Austrian same-sex couple, argued that their country's prohibition on same-sex marriage violated thei....... [more]
Croatia ex-PM drops extradition appeal, faces corruption charges
June 21, 2011
Former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader on Monday dropped his appeal of a Zagreb extradition request, thereby compelling him to face corruption charges in Croatia. Sanader's lawyers said that the former prime minister dropped the appeal after media speculation suggesting the appeal process could....... [more]
Austria court rules Croatia ex-PM can be extradited
May 9, 2011
The Salzburg Provincial Court ruled on Monday that the extradition of former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader can proceed. Sanader was arrested by Austrian officials in December on charges of abuse of power, corruption and fraud for taking nearly ?4 million from public firms and state insti....... [more]
Denmark refused to take custody of Charles Taylor
April 25, 2011
On April 25, 2006, the government of Denmark refused a request from the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) to take custody of former Liberian president Charles Taylor should he be convicted of war crimes charges stemming from his alleged role in supporting violent Sierra Leonian rebels and instig....... [more]
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