Court System In Germany

In the Federal Republic of Germany, of course, has a rich history. But the history and preservation of the state is not possible without laws. His first national constitution of the country was immediately after the merger in 1871. At the moment, Germany is valid Constitution, adopted by the Parliamentary Council on May 8, 1949. It contains five main areas of Justice general, labor, social, financial and administrative, and thus establishes corresponding five systems of courts, each of which is headed by its own supreme authority. In this case, the general courts have jurisdiction over all civil and criminal cases that do not fall within the competence of the administrative courts and other specialized courts. Activities of general courts is

It is the responsibility of the court include: interpretation of the Basic Law of Germany, implementation and verification of federal land laws for compliance with the Constitution, the adoption of regulations under which one or another political party may be dissolved (if the court found that it pursues its activities in the anti-democratic goals), a well as the imposition of partial solutions in the case of disputes or disagreements between the lands between the state and federal governments. Half of its members are elected by the Bundestag, the other half - the Bundesrat (8 judges). Term office of the members of the Federal Constitutional Court - 12 years.

The competence of the Federal Supreme Court in criminal cases is part of the appeal against the verdict of the highest courts of land made by them in the proceedings at first instance and on jury verdicts and large Chambers in the Courts of the earth, if they are not subject to appeal to a higher court of the land. Federal Supreme Court may review the case and the newly discovered circumstances if convicted as guilty or not

As the Court of First Instance Criminal senate composed of five professional judges - members of the highest court of the land - deal with cases of treason, espionage, terrorist acts or cases of crimes under the jurisdiction of the lower court of the earth, but recognized particularly important or complex. As the court of cassation in civil cases senates consisting of 3 members of the highest court of the land considering appeals against judgments and decisions of the lower courts. However, some issues can be resolved by judges sitting alone. Criminal senates consisting of 3 members of the highest court of the land hears appeals against judgments of district judges are not subject to appellate review, to the sentences imposed by the courts with appellate review of land, as well as the sentences imposed by juries or the Grand Chamber of the Court of the earth, but only in the case of If a cassation appeal brought solely based on violations of the law of land, not federal