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Search VwGH Decisions in RIS

Source: R/ris_search_vwgh.R
ris_search_vwgh.Rd

Convenience wrapper around ris_search_case_law() with application = "Vwgh".

Usage

ris_search_vwgh(
  query = NULL,
  business_number = NULL,
  norm = NULL,
  decision_date_from = NULL,
  decision_date_to = NULL,
  decision_type = NULL,
  index_term = NULL,
  collection_number = NULL,
  in_ris_since = NULL,
  search_decision_text = TRUE,
  search_legal_principles = TRUE,
  echo = FALSE,
  base_url = ris_base_url()
)

Arguments

query

Optional full-text query (Suchworte). Supports the RIS full-text operators (space/und = AND, OR/ODER = OR, nicht = NOT, * = wildcard, 'phrase' for exact phrase).

business_number

Optional business number (Geschaeftszahl).

norm

Optional legal norm query (Norm). Multiple norms can be combined with OR/ODER (wrap each norm in single quotes, e.g. "'AsylG 2005 §3' ODER 'BFA-VG §21 Abs7'").

decision_date_from

Optional lower date bound (YYYY-MM-DD, EntscheidungsdatumVon).

decision_date_to

Optional upper date bound (YYYY-MM-DD, EntscheidungsdatumBis).

decision_type

Optional decision type (Entscheidungsart). VwGH accepts: "Undefined", "Beschluss", "Erkenntnis", "BeschlussVS", "ErkenntnisVS" (VS = Verstaerkter Senat / reinforced senate).

index_term

Optional index term (Index).

collection_number

Optional collection number (Sammlungsnummer).

in_ris_since

Optional RIS recency filter (ImRisSeit). Accepts API values ("Undefined", "EinerWoche", "ZweiWochen", "EinemMonat", "DreiMonaten", "SechsMonaten", "EinemJahr") and English aliases ("one_week", "two_weeks", "one_month", "three_months", "six_months", "one_year").

search_decision_text

Optional flag for decision text search (SucheInEntscheidungstexten).

Optional flag for legal principles search (SucheInRechtssaetzen). When both flags are omitted, both document types are searched. When only one flag is given, the other defaults to its complement, so a single flag selects exactly one document type (e.g. search_decision_text = FALSE searches legal principles only). Setting both to FALSE is an error.

echo

Logical. If TRUE, prints two progress messages: the equivalent RIS website search URL (the Ergebnis.wxe query on https://www.ris.bka.gv.at) before any request is sent; and the total hit and page count as soon as the first page's response arrives. This lets the result set be double-checked in the browser and gives an early sense of scope for broad queries without waiting for every page.

base_url

API base URL. Defaults to ris_base_url(), which can be overridden for a session via options(risAT.base_url = ...).

Value

A tidy tibble with parsed search results. Includes list-column content_urls.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # interactive()
# Keyword search across both decision texts and Rechtssaetze (default).
# The query field supports full-text operators: space/"und" = AND,
# "OR"/"ODER" = OR, "nicht" = NOT, * = wildcard, 'phrase' for exact phrase.
ris_search_vwgh(query = "Asylrecht")

# Wildcard and phrase search examples
ris_search_vwgh(query = "Verwaltungsstrafe*")
ris_search_vwgh(query = "'unverhältnismäßiger Eingriff'")

# Search only in Rechtssaetze for a specific legal norm.
# Norm notation: include the year where it is part of the official
# abbreviation (e.g. "AsylG 2005", "StVO 1960", "EStG 1988").
ris_search_vwgh(
  norm = "AsylG 2005 §3",
  search_decision_text = FALSE,
  search_legal_principles = TRUE
)

# Multiple norms: wrap each in single quotes and join with "ODER" (or "OR")
ris_search_vwgh(norm = "'AsylG 2005 §3' ODER 'BFA-VG §21 Abs7'")

# Filter by decision type and date range.
# decision_type for VwGH: "Beschluss", "Erkenntnis", "BeschlussVS",
# "ErkenntnisVS" (VS = Verstaerkter Senat / reinforced senate).
ris_search_vwgh(
  query = "Ermessen",
  decision_type = "Erkenntnis",
  decision_date_from = "2022-01-01",
  decision_date_to = "2023-12-31"
)

# Reinforced senate judgments (ErkenntnisVS) added to RIS in the last month
ris_search_vwgh(
  decision_type = "ErkenntnisVS",
  in_ris_since = "one_month"
)

# Search by Index (numeric classification of Austrian law).
# Federal law index values start with a number (e.g. "40/01" for Steuerrecht),
# state law index values start with "L" (e.g. "L37152" for Tiroler Baurecht).
ris_search_vwgh(index_term = "40/01")

# Look up a specific case by business number and echo the equivalent
# browser URL on www.ris.bka.gv.at.
# VwGH business number formats: "Ra YYYY/XX/NNNN", "Ro YYYY/XX/NNNN",
# or older format "YYYY/XX/NNNN". VwGH decisions are available from 1990.
ris_search_vwgh(
  business_number = "Ra 2021/01/0001",
  echo = TRUE
)
}