Decree concerning the restriction of legal rights for Jews and their inadmissibility to take an oath.

dated....................1942

The Ministerial Council for the Defense of the Reich orders the following to be enforced as a law:

Article 1

Jews are not entitled to lodge a plea for appeal, revision, and complaint (nullity plea and appeal under the still valid parts of Austrian law) against the decisions of the courts.

Jews cannot apply for a judicial decision against penal measures inflicted by the police.

Article 2

Jews cannot make use of the legal rights provided against decisions made by the administrative authorities.

Article 3

Insofar as legal right has already been exercised or an application for legal decision has been requested when this law comes into effect, they are considered to be withdrawn.