Delegation from the Constitutional Court of Austria visiting the Federal Constitutional Court

Press Release No. 84/2021 of 21 September 2021

A delegation from the Constitutional Court of Austria, headed by its President Univ.-Prof. DDr. Christoph Grabenwarter, visited the Federal Constitutional Court from 19 to 20 September 2021. President of the Federal Constitutional Court Prof. Dr. Stephan Harbarth, LL.M (Yale), Vice-President Prof. Dr. Doris König as well as other Justices welcomed the guests. The discussions in the working sessions focused on fundamental rights protection in Europe and the question of standing in cases concerning environmental protection. The visit also provided an opportunity for a broader exchange on the case-law of the two courts.

Delegation from the Constitutional Court of Austria visiting the Federal Constitutional Court
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Back row from left: Justice Dr. Sibylle Kessal-Wulf, Substitute Member of the Constitutional Court of Austria Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Mayrhofer, Justice Prof. Dr. Peter M. Huber, Member of the Constitutional Court of Austria Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Holoubek, Justice Prof. Dr. Gabriele Britz, Justice Prof. Dr. Astrid Wallrabenstein, Justice Dr. Ulrich Maidowski, Member of the Constitutional Court of Austria Helmut Hörtenhuber

Middle row from left: Member of the Constitutional Court of Austria Johannes Schnizer, Justice Monika Hermanns, Justice Prof. Dr. Susanne Baer, LL.M. (Michigan), Justice Prof. Dr. Andreas L. Paulus, Justice Prof. Dr. Ines Härtel, Justice Prof. Dr. Christine Langenfeld, Member of the Constitutional Court of Austria Univ.-Prof. Dr. Georg Lienbacher, Member of the Constitutional Court of Austria Sieglinde Gahleitner, Director of the Federal Constitutional Court Peter Weigl

Front row from left: Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of Austria Univ.-Prof. Dr. Verena Madner, President of the Federal Constitutional Court Prof. Dr. Stephan Harbarth, LL.M. (Yale), President of the Constitutional Court of Austria Univ.-Prof. DDr. Christoph Grabenwarter, Vice-President of the Federal Constitutional Court Prof. Dr. Doris König