BGH

E502090

BGH is the highest court of ordinary jurisdiction in Germany, responsible for final appeals in civil and criminal cases.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court
court of last resort
federal court
aim ensure uniform interpretation of federal law
appointedBy Federal President of Germany NERFINISHED
belongsToCategory Courts in Karlsruhe
Supreme courts of Germany
branchOfPower judiciary
buildingLocatedIn Herrenstraße, Karlsruhe NERFINISHED
competence civil cases
criminal cases
constitutionalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED
country Germany NERFINISHED
dateOfEstablishment 1950-10-01
decidesOn questions of federal law
uniform application of federal law
establishedIn 1950
governedBy Courts Constitution Act of Germany NERFINISHED
handles revisions in civil proceedings
revisions in criminal proceedings
hasAdditionalSeatIn Leipzig NERFINISHED
hasChambers civil panels
criminal panels
hasJurisdictionOver civil law disputes of national significance
serious criminal law cases at final instance
hasPresident President of the Federal Court of Justice NERFINISHED
hasSeatIn Karlsruhe NERFINISHED
hearsAppealsFrom Landgerichte in certain cases
Oberlandesgerichte NERFINISHED
judgesSelectedBy Judicial Selection Committee of Germany NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Germany NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings German
legalSystem civil law
levelOfCourt federal
locatedIn Karlsruhe NERFINISHED
officialName Bundesgerichtshof NERFINISHED
partOf judicial system of Germany
role court of final appeal in civil matters
court of final appeal in criminal matters
shortName BGH NERFINISHED
supervises higher regional courts of Germany
translatedName Federal Court of Justice NERFINISHED
typeOfCourt court of ordinary jurisdiction
website https://www.bundesgerichtshof.de

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