!!!Zivilrecht

Civil Law (also referred to as "general private law"), body 
of rules which regulate legal relationships among citizens. While the 
borderline between civil and public law is blurred, it is nevertheless 
of great importance, since it may be this distinction which decides 
what substantive legal provisions apply and which courts and 
authorities have jurisdiction. The main source of Austrian Civil Law 
is the  Allgemeines Buergerliches Gesetzbuch (General Austrian Civil 
Code of Law), ABGB of 1811, which is divided in 3 parts: 1) law 
of persons and domestic relations (Family Law); 2) law of property, 
law of succession and law of obligations; 3) joint provisions 
regarding the law of persons and law of property. The ABGB has been 
adapted to present-day needs through numerous amendments and 
complemented by the following special laws: law on the liability of 
public officers ( Amtshaftung), employee liability act,  Matrimonial 
Law, law on railway and motor vehicle third party liability, Land 
Registration Act ( Land Register), consumer protection law ( Consumer 
Protection), landlord and tenant law, civil status law, law of agency( 
Sachwalter), law on official declaration of death, and condominium law 
( Home Ownership).

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Apart from general private law, Austrian Law also comprises special 
private laws, including commercial and partnership law, negotiable 
instruments law, competition law and antitrust law, provisions on the 
legal protection of industrial property, large parts of labour law and 
private insurance law.

!Literature
H. Koziol and R. Welser, Grundriss des buergerlichen 
Rechts, vols. 1 and 2, %%sup 9/%1991.


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