Federal Chancellery, Constitutional Service
Organisation name in original language
Bundeskanzleramt, Sektion V Verfassungsdienst
Category of human rights structure
Government administration
Country
Austria
Website URL
Not available
Type(s) of body
Not applicableLegal source(s)
- Federal Act on the Number, Scope and Organisation of Federal Ministries – Federal Ministries Act 1986 (Bundesgesetz über die Zahl, den Wirkungsbereich und die Einrichtung der Bundesministerien – Bundesministeriengesetz 1986 – BMG),Federal Law Gazette, No 76/1986 (WV), last amended byFederal Law Gazette, No 10/2025
Human rights capacity support
Not applicableFunctions
- The Constitutional Service is a section within the Federal Chancellery. Its internal organisation reflects the remits of the federal ministries, the relations of the federal government with the provinces and Austria’s relations with the EU.
Specific mandates
Not applicableStructured cooperation with partners at national level
- The Constitutional Service acts as the federal government’s legal advisor and advocate.
Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level
- It is a Charter focal point in accordance with the EU strategy to strengthen the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU.
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