GermanyAufgabe 80 · Politics in a democracy
Which court in Germany is responsible for interpreting the Basic Law (Grundgesetz)?
In the exam (German)
Welches Gericht in Deutschland ist zuständig für die Auslegung des Grundgesetzes?
- aHigher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht)Oberlandesgericht
- bLocal Court (Amtsgericht)Amtsgericht
- cFederal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht)BundesverfassungsgerichtCorrect answer
- dAdministrative Court (Verwaltungsgericht)Verwaltungsgericht
Why?
The Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe gives the binding interpretation of the Basic Law and checks whether laws are compatible with it. Anyone who feels that their fundamental rights have been violated can lodge a constitutional complaint (Verfassungsbeschwerde) there. Local courts, higher regional courts and administrative courts, by contrast, decide ordinary legal disputes.
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