Austrian Penal (Criminal) Code (Act), Article 90 para 3 (Consent of the injured); Specific Criminal Law Prohibiting FGM
The information was last updated in 2013 and may not accurately represent the present situation. It makes a reference to the United Kingdom as a member of the European Union and was published before the UK's withdrawal from the European Union on the 31 January 2020.
Criminal Law
Applicability of the principle of extraterritoriality
Yes, if the acts are punishable by the laws of the place of punishment (Criminal Act, Article 66)
Types of FGM addressed
Criminal Law Amendment Act: An injury or mutilation of the genitals, which cause a lasting impairment of sexual sensation can not be accepted.
Number of court cases
Availability of information collecting system or reports
Source: Statistics Austria 2010, and BMI: Sentencing Statistics 2010 (http://www.gewaltinfo.at/fachwissen/ausmass/statistik_opfer.php and http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/defaultEn.aspx)
Source
Federal Chancellery of Austria; Jusline Österreich
Additional information
Date of entering into force
2001