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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rechtsausschuss | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary committee
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standing committee of the Bundestag ⓘ |
| canHold |
expert hearings on draft laws
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public hearings on legal issues ⓘ |
| composition | members of the Bundestag ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
administration of justice
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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
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improve coherence of German civil and criminal law ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
basic questions of rule of law policy
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matters of civil procedure ⓘ matters of constitutional adjudication affecting legislation ⓘ matters of criminal procedure ⓘ |
| hasGermanName |
Committee on Legal Affairs
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Rechtsausschuss
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| isStandingBody | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal level of Germany ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| legalSystem | German legal system ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Bundestag ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Berlin ⓘ |
| meetsAt |
Reichstag building
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surface form:
Reichstag building, Berlin
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| parentOrganization | German Bundestag committees system ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bundestag
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surface form:
German Bundestag
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| reportsTo |
Bundestag
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surface form:
plenary of the German Bundestag
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| responsibleFor |
examining government bills related to justice policy
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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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this entity surface form:
Rechtsausschuss