Disambiguation evidence for Federal Constitutional Court to review laws for constitutionality via surface form

"Federal Constitutional Court of Germany"


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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Federal Constitutional Court of Germany".

Predicate Object
abbreviation Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
surface form: BVerfG
appointingAuthority Bundesrat
appointingAuthority Bundestag
bindingForceOfDecisions binding on all constitutional organs
bindingForceOfDecisions binding on federal and state courts
bindingForceOfDecisions binding on public authorities
cannotBe regular court of appeal
composition two senates
constitutionalDocumentInterpreted Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
surface form: Grundgesetz
country Germany
ensures protection of fundamental rights under the Basic Law
establishedBy Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
establishedInYear 1951
handles abstract judicial review proceedings
handles concrete judicial review proceedings
handles constitutional complaints by individuals
handles federal-state disputes
handles impeachment proceedings against the Federal President
handles organ disputes between federal institutions
hasSecondSeatIn Berlin
instanceOf constitutional court
instanceOf highest court
jurisdiction Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
languageOfProceedings German
legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
surface form: German Basic Law
locatedIn Karlsruhe
maximumAgeOfJudges 68 years
notPartOf ordinary court system
numberOfJudges 16
numberOfSenates 2
power adjudicate disputes between Federation and Länder
power adjudicate disputes between federal organs
power annul unconstitutional laws
power ban political parties that violate the Basic Law
power decide on constitutional complaints
power declare acts of public authorities unconstitutional
power interpret the Basic Law
power judicial review
power review elections in certain cases
primaryFunction ensure compliance of legislation with the Basic Law
primaryFunction ensure compliance of state actions with the Basic Law
primaryFunction review laws for constitutionality
reviews federal laws
reviews state laws
reviews treaties for compatibility with the Basic Law
role guardian of the German Constitution
termLengthOfJudges 12 years
typeOfCourt specialized court