Christian Broda
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Christian Broda was an Austria
n lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Austria
. He served as Minister of Justice of Austria from 1960 to 1966 in the third cabinet of Julius Raab
, and again as Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Bruno Kreisky
from 1970 to 1983. He was awarded the European Human Rights Prize
of the Council of Europe
in 1986.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Austria
Social Democratic Party of Austria
The Social Democratic Party of Austria is one of the oldest political parties in Austria. The SPÖ is one of the two major parties in Austria, and has ties to trade unions and the Austrian Chamber of Labour. The SPÖ is among the few mainstream European social-democratic parties that have preserved...
. He served as Minister of Justice of Austria from 1960 to 1966 in the third cabinet of Julius Raab
Julius Raab
Julius Raab was a Conservative Austrian politician. He was Federal Chancellor of Austria from 1953 to 1961. Raab steered Allied-occupied Austria to independence. In 1955 he negotiated and signed the Austrian State Treaty...
, and again as Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Bruno Kreisky
Bruno Kreisky
Bruno Kreisky was an Austrian politician who served as Foreign Minister from 1959 to 1966 and as Chancellor from 1970 to 1983. Aged 72 at the end of his chancellorship, he was the oldest acting Chancellor after World War II....
from 1970 to 1983. He was awarded the European Human Rights Prize
European Human Rights Prize
The European Human Rights Prize, also known as the Council of Europe Human Rights Prize, is a human rights prize that is awarded by the Council of Europe in recognition of outstanding contributions to the cause of human rights as enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights.It was...
of the Council of Europe
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
in 1986.
Literature
- Béla Rásky: "Christian Broda". In: Herbert Dachs (ed.), Die Politiker. Karrieren und Wirken bedeutender Repräsentanten der Zweiten Republik. Vienna: Manz 1995.