Austria - Rape
This resource includes the legal definitions of different types of gender-based violence used in EU Member States, according to their legal terminology and national legislation. It was last updated in 2019 and makes a reference to the United Kingdom as a member state of the European Union.
A rape is committed if the deed has been a coitus or any other form of penetration. The victim of a rape has to be coerced by force, by deprivation of her/his liberty, or by dangerous threat either to perform or to tolerate the coitus.
Legal provisions on protection orders
No legal provision
Legal Source
Criminal Code, Section 201
Observations
Aggravated forms of rape exist when the victim gets pregnant, dies, suffers sever injuries or is put in an humiliating state over a prolonged period of time. These aggravated forms of rape are accompanied by higher threats of punishment.