The Declaration of Neutrality was a declaration by the Austrian Parliament declaring the country permanently neutral. It was enacted on October 26, 1955 as a constitutional act of parliament, i.e. as part of the Constitution of Austria. The Austrian parliament consists of two chambers, the Nationalrat (national council) and the Bundesrat (federal council). ... A neutral country takes no side in a war between other parties, and in return hopes to avoid being attacked by either of them. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Constitution of Austria or sterreichisches Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz (B-VG) is one of the chartas governing political life in the Republic of Austria. ...
Formally, the declaration was promulgated voluntarily by the Republic of Austria. Politically, it was the direct consequence of the allied occupation by the Soviet Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and France between 1945 and 1955, from which the country was freed by the Austrian State Treaty of May 15 of the same year. The Soviet Union would not have agreed to the State Treaty if Austria had not committed itself to declare its neutrality after the allied forces have left the country. 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Occupation zones in Austria, 1945-1955 The Austrian Independence Treaty (complete form: Treaty for the re-establishment of an independent and democratic Austria, signed in Vienna on the 15 May 1955), more commonly referred to as the Austrian State Treaty (German Staatsvertrag), was signed on May 15, 1955 in Vienna... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ...
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Since 1955, neutrality has become a deeply ingrained element of Austrian identity. Austria's national holiday on October 26 commemorates the declaration. Legally, Austrian neutrality is both part of the Austrian constitution and of international law. International law (also called public international law to distinguish from private international law, i. ...
With Britain's entry declaration of war with Germany on 4 August 1914, a general European war - soon to become a world war - was underway.
The spirit of the nation in this critical matter will be determined largely by what individuals and society and those gathered in public meetings do and say, upon what newspapers and magazines contain, upon what ministers utter in their pulpits, and men proclaim as their opinions upon the street.
The United States must be neutral in fact, as well as in name, during these days that are to try men's souls.
The Declaration of Paris (1856) standardized certain laws of neutrality (see Paris, Declaration of); the Declaration of London (1909) codified certain principles of neutrality with regard to maritime law (see London, Declaration of).
The general neutrality convention, after declaringneutral territory inviolable, laid down regulations for neutral states and listed acts that should not be regarded as favoring one of the belligerents.
The convention on neutrality in naval war, which was fuller, elaborated upon the duties of neutrals but did not incorporate rules for contraband and blockade.
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