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The federal courts are: Supreme courts, mandated by article 95 of the Basic Law Federal Court of Justice (supreme court of ordinary jurisdiction) Federal Administrative Court (supreme court of administrative jurisdiction) Federal Fiscal Court (supreme court of financial jurisdiction) Federal Labour Court (supreme court of labour jurisdiction)
The courts are characterized by being specialist, regional, and hierarchically integrated at the federal level. [3] There are five basic types of courts, plus the Federal Constitutional Court and the Länder's constitutional courts: [3] Ordinary courts, dealing with criminal and most civil cases.
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Germany - Justice, Law, Courts: The German court system differs from that of some other federations, such as the United States, in that all the trial and appellate courts are state courts while the courts of last resort are federal. All courts may hear cases based on law enacted on the federal level, though there are some areas of law over ...
Federal Constitutional Court, in Germany, special court for the review of judicial and administrative decisions and legislation to determine whether they are in accord with the Basic Law (constitution) of the country.
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Two courts help illustrate these features: the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice) and the Bundesverfassungsgericht (Federal Constitutional Court). This era’s contribution to the long story of German law might be the German legal system’s new openness to international legal regimes and to cooperating with extra-jurisdictional ...
The Federation establishes the Federal Court of Justice, the Federal Administrative Court, the Federal Finance Court, the Federal Labor Court, and the Federal Social Court as supreme courts of ordinary, administrative, financial, labor, and social jurisdiction.
The Federal Constitutional Court (German: Bundesverfassungsgericht [bʊndəsfɛʁˈfasʊŋsɡəˌʁɪçt] ⓘ; abbreviated: BVerfG) is the supreme constitutional court for the Federal Republic of Germany, established by the constitution or Basic Law ( Grundgesetz) of Germany.
