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Name of the Act/s |
Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Strafgesetzbuch und die Strafprozeßordnung 1975 geändert werden (Strafrechtsänderungsgesetz 2018) |
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Date of publication |
25.10.2018 |
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Type of Act (name in English / in the official language) |
Federal Law |
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Enacted by |
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Reference to the Constitution (art.) |
Article 10 para 1 number 6 Federal Constitutional Law |
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Subject area |
Criminal law; terrorism |
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If the act implements a source of EU Law: cite the relevant EU legal source |
Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA and amending Council Decision 2005/671/JHA |
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Comment |
The law introduces a new criminal offence in the form of travels for terroristic purposes and extends the competence of Austrian Courts to criminal offences committed by Austrian citizen in relation to terrorism in foreign countries. |
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Secondary sources/ doctrinal works (if any) |
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Available Text |
https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokument.wxe?Abfrage=BgblAuth&Dokumentnummer=BGBLA_2018_I_70 |
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Date of entry into force |
26.10.2018/01.11.2018 |
- Esther Happacher - Maria Bertel
- Austria