Austrian Declaration of Neutrality

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The Austrian Declaration of Neutrality is a 1955 constitutional act in which Austria committed to permanent neutrality, shaping its postwar foreign policy and independence after the withdrawal of occupying powers.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional act ⓘ
foreign policy doctrine ⓘ
legal document ⓘ
amendmentStatus formally still in force ⓘ
commemoratedOn Austrian National Day ⓘ
constitutionalArticleType federal constitutional law ⓘ
constitutionalRank constitutional act of the Republic of Austria ⓘ
context end of Allied occupation of Austria ⓘ
post-World War II occupation of Austria ⓘ
country Austria ⓘ
dateAdopted 1955-10-26 ⓘ
declares permanent neutrality of Austria ⓘ
defensePolicyImpact Austria maintains its own armed forces for territorial defense ⓘ
effectOnSovereignty restoration of full Austrian independence ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 1955-10-26 ⓘ
euMembershipCompatibility interpreted as compatible with European Union membership ⓘ
foreignPolicyImpact basis for Austria’s non-alignment during the Cold War ⓘ
foundation of Austria’s postwar foreign policy ⓘ
geopoliticalRole buffer state between NATO and Warsaw Pact during the Cold War ⓘ
inspiredBy Swiss model of neutrality ⓘ
internationalLawCharacter unilateral declaration of neutrality ⓘ
language German ⓘ
legalStatus constitutional law ⓘ
legalSystem Austrian constitutional law ⓘ
legislativeBody Austrian Federal Council ⓘ
linked to: Austrian Parliament

Austrian National Council ⓘ
linked to: Austrian Parliament
nationalSymbolism key element of Austrian Second Republic identity ⓘ
obligation Austria shall defend its neutrality with all means at its disposal ⓘ
Austria shall not join military alliances ⓘ
Austria shall not permit foreign military bases on its territory ⓘ
occupyingPowers France ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
placeAdopted Vienna ⓘ
policyConsequence Austria did not join NATO ⓘ
Austria hosted international organizations in Vienna ⓘ
Austria pursued active role in the United Nations ⓘ
prohibits stationing of foreign troops in peacetime ⓘ
promulgatedBy Federal President of Austria ⓘ
linked to: Austrian President
reason condition for withdrawal of occupying powers ⓘ
recognizedBy other states as basis of Austria’s neutral status ⓘ
relatedEvent Austrian State Treaty ⓘ
shortTitle Federal Constitutional Law on the Neutrality of Austria ⓘ
subjectMatter international law obligations of Austria ⓘ
military neutrality ⓘ
yearAdopted 1955 ⓘ

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Austrian State Treaty 1955 → relatedEvent → Austrian Declaration of Neutrality ⓘ
Austrian Declaration of Neutrality → shortTitle → Federal Constitutional Law on the Neutrality of Austria ⓘ
linked to: Austrian Declaration of Neutrality