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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 Federal Court of Justice ( German: Bundesgerichtshof pronounced [ˌbʊndəsɡəˈʁɪçt͡shoːf] ⓘ, BGH) is the highest court of civil and criminal jurisdiction in Germany. Its primary responsibility is the final appellate review of decisions by lower courts for errors of law.
- Election by Judicial Selection Committee
- Bettina Limperg [de]
- 1 October 1950
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 ...
Oct 31, 2018 · In addition there is a Federal Constitutional Court (“Bundesverfassungsgericht“) and Constitutional Courts (“Verfassungsgericht”) in every German state. SPECIALIZED COURTS There are three different types of Verwaltungsgerichte, or specialized administrative law courts.
Currently there are 828 ordinary courts (687 local, 116 regional, 24 appellate, one federal), 142 labour courts (122 local, 19 appellate, one federal), 69 administrative courts (52 local, 16 higher, one federal), 20 tax courts (19 local, one federal), 86 social courts (69 local, 16 appellate, one federal) and 17 constitutional courts (16 State ...
The German court-system distinguishes between regular courts (ordentliche Gerichte) dealing with criminal, civil, family, and probate cases and four branches of special courts for general administrative law cases (Verwaltungsgerichte), labor law cases (Arbeitsgerichte), social security law cases (Sozialgerichte), and tax law cases (Finanzgericht...
May 17, 2019 · German Federal Constitutional Court compared to U.S. Supreme Court. The most peculiar and successful creation of the Basic Law, however, has been the Federal Constitutional Court.