Bavarian constitutional court

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The Bavarian Constitutional Court is the highest court in Bavaria responsible for reviewing the constitutionality of state laws and safeguarding the Bavarian state constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional court
court
state court
appliesLegalFramework Bavarian constitutional law
German federal constitutional principles where relevant
appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction Bavaria
belongsTo state level of the German judiciary
competence abstract judicial review of Bavarian statutes
adjudication of constitutional complaints under Bavarian law
concrete judicial review of Bavarian statutes
review of Bavarian state treaties for constitutionality
review of actions of Bavarian state organs for compatibility with the Bavarian constitution
country Germany
establishedBy Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria
governs constitutionality of Bavarian state legislation
handles constitutional disputes within Bavaria
election review procedures under Bavarian law
impeachment-like proceedings against certain Bavarian office holders as defined by Bavarian constitution
hasAuthorityOver Bavarian Landtag in constitutional matters
Bavarian state government in constitutional matters
hasDecisionEffect binding on Bavarian state organs
can annul unconstitutional Bavarian laws
hasLegalBasis Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria
hasRole constitutional review
dispute resolution between Bavarian state organs
protection of fundamental rights under the Bavarian constitution
reviewing constitutionality of Bavarian state laws
safeguarding the Bavarian state constitution
hasSeatIn Munich
isDistinctFrom Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
isSubjectTo Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria
surface form: Bavarian constitution

Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
surface form: German Basic Law in the federal constitutional framework
jurisdiction Bavaria
Bavaria
surface form: Free State of Bavaria
legalSystem German law
civil law
levelOfCourt highest court of Bavaria for constitutional matters
locatedIn Munich
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bavaria
locatedInCountry Germany
officialLanguage German
partOf judicial system of Germany
judiciary of Bavaria
typeOfCourt specialized court
websiteLanguage German

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Bavarian judiciary hasPart Bavarian constitutional court
Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria establishes Bavarian constitutional court
this entity surface form: Bavarian Constitutional Court
Politics of Bavaria judicialBody Bavarian constitutional court
this entity surface form: Bavarian Constitutional Court