Federal Court of Justice of Germany

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:appeal federal courts
civil appeals
criminal appeals
state courts
administrative appeals
constitutional appeals
final instance
gptkbp:decidedBy criminal law
civil law
constitutional law
administrative law
gptkbp:established 1950
gptkbp:function constitutional review
highest court of appeal
gptkbp:headquarters Karlsruhe
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:post-war_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Federal Court of Justice of Germany
gptkbp:issuedBy federal government
gptkbp:judges around 40
administrative decisions
legal uniformity
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:language German
gptkbp:legal_principle principle of equality
principle of legality
principle of proportionality
principle of due process
principle of transparency
principle of access to justice
principle of accountability
principle of effective remedy
principle of judicial independence
principle of legal certainty
principle of legal representation
principle of non-retroactivity
principle of separation of powers
principle of adversarial proceedings
principle of confidentiality
principle of double jeopardy
principle of fair trial
principle of human rights
principle of judicial review
principle of presumption of innocence
principle of public hearing
principle of rule of law
gptkbp:legalStatus German_legal_system
gptkbp:location Karlsruhe Palace
gptkbp:notableFeature binding precedent
gptkbp:oversees lower courts
gptkbp:president gptkb:Thomas_W._W._Wiegand
gptkbp:regulatoryCompliance international law
European_Union_law
gptkbp:type judicial authority
gptkbp:website www.bundesgerichtshof.de