Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte Österreichs 11. Jahrgang Heft 2/2021, pp. 399-409, 2021/12/16
Die Kompetenzverteilung zwischen Bund und Ländern in Geschichte und Gegenwart
Ein Beitrag zur Rechtsgeschichte des österreichischen Föderalismus. Zugleich ein Beitrag zum 100. Geburtstag
des Bundes‐Verfassungsgesetzes
This paper discusses plans and attempts to reform the existing distribution of competences between the Austrian federal state and the Länder over the past 20 years. The Austrian Constitutional Convention held its meetings from 2003–2005. It resulted in a proposal for a new Austrian Constitution; however, very little of the comprehensive reform project has been implemented so far. With regard to the distribution of competences, current reforms seem to be the outcome of dayto‐ day‐policy lacking an overall approach. The elimination of Art. 12 from the Federal Constitution (framework legislation), the transfer of the responsibility for the implementation of laws from the federal state to the Länder, and a new procedure to consensually share legislative powers (‘consensus legislation’) are part of the discussion.
Keywords: consensus legislation – distribution of competences – framework legislation
