Committee on Legal Affairs

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The Committee on Legal Affairs is a standing body of the German Bundestag responsible for scrutinizing legislation and matters related to civil, criminal, and constitutional law.

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Rechtsausschuss 1

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instanceOf parliamentary committee
standing committee of the Bundestag
canHold expert hearings on draft laws
public hearings on legal issues
composition members of the Bundestag
country Germany
fieldOfWork administration of justice
civil law
commercial law
company law
constitutional complaints and petitions with legal relevance
constitutional law
court organization
criminal law
intellectual property law
legal profession regulation
procedural law
goal ensure constitutional conformity of legislation in its remit
improve coherence of German civil and criminal law
hasAuthorityOver basic questions of rule of law policy
matters of civil procedure
matters of constitutional adjudication affecting legislation
matters of criminal procedure
hasGermanName Committee on Legal Affairs self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rechtsausschuss
isStandingBody true
jurisdiction federal level of Germany
languageOfWork German
legalSystem German legal system
legislativeBody Bundestag
locatedIn Berlin
meetsAt Reichstag building
surface form: Reichstag building, Berlin
parentOrganization German Bundestag committees system
partOf Bundestag
surface form: German Bundestag
reportsTo Bundestag
surface form: plenary of the German Bundestag
responsibleFor examining government bills related to justice policy
examining motions and petitions with legal implications
examining private members’ bills in legal matters
oversight of the Federal Ministry of Justice within its remit
preparing recommendations for plenary decisions on legal bills
scrutiny of draft legislation in the field of civil law
scrutiny of draft legislation in the field of constitutional law
scrutiny of draft legislation in the field of criminal law
scope federal legislation in legal matters
selectionOfMembers appointed according to parliamentary group strength
typeOfJurisdiction subject-matter jurisdiction in legal affairs
website https://www.bundestag.de (section on committees / Rechtsausschuss)

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Bundestag hasCommittee Committee on Legal Affairs
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this entity surface form: Rechtsausschuss