the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf court
gptkbp:appeal constitutional complaints
strictly regulated
constitutional appeal
gptkbp:attendance federal_president_and_Bundesrat
gptkbp:challenges government actions
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:European_Court_of_Justice
gptkbp:court constitutional review
ensured by law
with other courts
gptkbp:culturalHeritage promotes constitutional law
gptkbp:decidedBy binding
gptkbp:established 1951
gptkbp:function guardian of the constitution
gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver maintained through transparency
gptkbp:headquarters Karlsruhe
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:German_reunification
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:post-war_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
gptkbp:influences German_law
gptkbp:internationalRelations cooperates with foreign courts
gptkbp:judges broad
parliamentary process
laws and treaties
abstract and concrete
gptkbp:jurisdiction constitutional law
gptkbp:language German
gptkbp:lawEnforcement upholds democracy
gptkbp:legalStatus independent
Basic Law of Germany
civil law system
constitutional democracy
influences policy
addressed through rulings
set by rulings
gptkbp:length 12 years
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:notableFeature international law
efficient
BVerfG 1 BvR 1215/07
BVerfG 1 BvR 256/08
BVerfG 1 BvR 3295/08
BVerfG 1 BvR 1181/10
BVerfG 2 BvR 2109/08
European_integration
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 16
gptkbp:outcome political landscape
gptkbp:oversees federal and state laws
gptkbp:precedent dynamic
case law
gptkbp:president gptkb:Andreas_Voßkuhle
gptkbp:provides_access_to high
gptkbp:publicAccess educational programs
court hearings
gptkbp:publications annual
official reports
gptkbp:publicPerception respected institution
gptkbp:relatedPatent varied
gptkbp:reviews legislation
gptkbp:role protecting fundamental rights
gptkbp:type federal court
gptkbp:website www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de