the years, the Austrian legal system became littered with thousands of constitutional provisions, split up over numerous acts. The reason for this was in many cases that the legislaturein particular when the governing coalition possessed a two-thirds majority in the National Council (such as between 1945–1966, 1986–1994, 1995–1999, and 2007–2008)enacted laws that were considered "constitutionally problematic" as constitutional laws, effectively protecting them from judicial review by the Constitutional Court. There have even been cases where a provision that had been previously declared unconstitutional by the competent Constitutional Court has subsequently been enacted as constitutional law. Needless to say, the Constitutional Court did and does not like that practice, and has declared that it might, in a not-too-distant future, consider such changes, in their entirety, as "fundamental change" to the Constitution, which would require a public referendum. From 2003 to 2005, a constitutional convention (Österreich Konvent) consisting of representatives of all parties, representatives of all layers of government and many groups of Austrian society debated whether and how to reform the constitution. There was no general consensus on a draft for a new constitution, however, and some minor points that were universally agreed upon have yet to be implemented. See also Former constitutions Pillersdorf Constitution (1848) Kremsier Constitution (1848) March Constitution (1849) October Diploma (1860) February Patent (1861) December Constitution (1867) May Constitution (1934) Others Judiciary Rechtsstaat Rule of law Rule According to Higher Law Linguistic rights References Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz (B-VG). (English and German versions). from Rechtsinformationssystem, RIS. Retrieved on May 10, 2010. Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz (B-VG). (English and German versions). from Rechtsinformationssystem, RIS. Last updated on January 1, 2015. Retrieved on October 29, 2020. External links Official Austrian Law online research tool (RechtsInformationsSystem, RIS) (English version), (German, full version) Austrian Constitutional Court Constitutional Developments in Austria Verfassungen Österreichs Supreme Administrative Court 1920 in law 1920 in Austria 1920 in politics 1920 documents October 1920 events