TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. The Verwaltungsgerichtshof and its case law
3. The principles elaborated by the VwGH
4. The Austrian Allgemeine Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz of 1925

a) Aims, principles and objectives of the AVG
b) Individuals as subjects of rights
c) Participation rights

5. The Austrian model
6. The neglected role of the Austrian AVG
7. The spread of the Austrian AVG: the importance of the personal factor
8. Conclusion