The court of last instance in civil and criminal cases, deciding appeals on points of law and ensuring uniform application of the law across the ordinary courts. It does not review facts and confines itself to questions of legal significance.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- supreme
- Court type
- Highest court in civil and criminal matters
- Jurisdiction
- National — final instance in ordinary jurisdiction
- Seat
- Vienna
- Established
- 1848
- Composition
- Professional judges sitting in senates of five, or eleven for enlarged questions.
- Appointment
- Appointed by the Federal President on the proposal of the government, following judicial nomination panels.
- Languages
- German
Where an appeal goes next
None; constitutional questions may be referred to the Verfassungsgerichtshof.
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