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Summary: This report summarises the status of children's rights in Austria vis-a-vis European human rights mechanisms.
Search CRIN's ratifications tables to find regional instruments to which Austria is a party. Austria is a member of the Council of Europe and subject to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights, which issues decisions that are binding on all Council of Europe members. The Court maintains a searchable database of its case law (http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Case-Law/Hudoc/Hudoc+database/), and the Council of Europe's Theseus project also offers a database containing Court case law relevant to children's rights (http://www.coe.int/t/transversalprojects/children/caselaw/caselawchild_EN.asp). European Court of Human Rights Cases brought before the Court concerning children's issues in Austria deal with: differences in the minimum age for lawful homosexual and heterosexual relations, application of immigration rules, international child abduction, issues concerning children in care, the legal status of unmarried mothers and children born out of wedlock and custody issues. European Committee of Social Rights Read a country factsheet on Austria and the European Social Charter: http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/socialcharter/CountryFactsheets/Austria_en.pdf European Union Austria is a member of the European Union and is therefore subject to EU directives and other standards pertaining to children's rights. Read more on the EU and children's rights.