Judiciary system Law of Austria

the judiciary independent of other branches. judges appointed life , can removed specific reasons established law , after formal court action has been taken.

before mid-1990s, law allowed detention of suspects 48 hours without judicial review , 2 years of detention during course of criminal investigation. amendments law in 1994 required more stringent judicial review of pretrial , investigative detention. criminal defendants afforded presumption of innocence, public trials, , jury trial major offenses, number of other procedural rights. drinking age 16 , older if supervised.