On 19 August 2025, the Vienna Regional Court for Civil Matters confirmed an arbitration award based explicitly on Islamic Sharia law. The case concerned two men who had contractually agreed to resolve any disputes through an arbitration tribunal applying Islamic law. That panel ordered one party to pay €320,000, a ruling subsequently upheld by the Vienna court, which declared that while it could not verify the exact Islamic provisions applied, the outcome did not contradict Austria’s fundamental values and could therefore be enforced in civil and property disputes.