The Austrian Bundesrat – Imperfect and Unreformed

Abstract

According to many legal and political scientists the Austrian Bundesrat is generally considered to be a paradigmatic example of a politically and legally weak second chamber embedded in a strongly centralised federal system. This view is justified. However, there is the need for a more differentiated view with regard to Austria’s federal system and its second chamber.

Keywords

• bicameralism
• Austria
• Bundesrat