German judiciary

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:judge
gptkbp:appointedBy federal and state authorities
gptkbp:constitutionalCourtLocation gptkb:Karlsruhe
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:dividedInto ordinary courts
specialized courts
gptkbp:federalCourtLocation various cities
gptkbp:higherLevelCourt higher regional courts (Oberlandesgerichte)
gptkbp:highestCourt gptkb:Federal_Constitutional_Court
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German judiciary
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Federal_Social_Court
gptkb:Federal_Constitutional_Court
gptkb:Federal_Court_of_Justice
gptkb:Federal_Administrative_Court
gptkb:Federal_Labour_Court
Federal Finance Court
gptkbp:independenceGuaranteedBy Basic Law Article 97
gptkbp:intermediateLevelCourt regional courts (Landgerichte)
gptkbp:judge gptkb:German
gptkbp:judgesTenure lifetime appointment
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:lawReview yes
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Basic_Law_for_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany
gptkbp:lowestLevelCourt local courts (Amtsgerichte)
gptkbp:mainFunction interpretation and application of law
gptkbp:ordinaryCourtsInclude civil courts
criminal courts
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Federal_Ministry_of_Justice
gptkbp:publicProsecution gptkb:Staatsanwaltschaft
gptkbp:responsibleFor administration of justice in Germany
gptkbp:specializedCourtsInclude administrative courts
labor courts
finance courts
social courts
gptkbp:stateCourts courts of the Länder
gptkbp:structure federal and state courts
gptkbp:tradition civil law
gptkbp:type civil law system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:county
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4