Federal Court of Justice
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The Federal Court of Justice is Germany’s highest court of ordinary jurisdiction, primarily responsible for handling appeals in civil and criminal cases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Court of Justice canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of last resort
ⓘ
supreme court ⓘ |
| aim | safeguard consistency of case law in ordinary jurisdiction ⓘ |
| appealsFrom |
higher regional courts of Germany
ⓘ
regional courts of Germany in certain cases ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
German federal civil law
ⓘ
German federal criminal law ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidesOn |
appeals on points of law in civil proceedings
ⓘ
revisions in criminal proceedings ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Federal Administrative Court of Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Finance Court of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Labour Court of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Social Court of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
develops case law in civil and criminal matters
ⓘ
ensures uniform application of federal law ⓘ hears appeals on points of law in civil cases ⓘ hears appeals on points of law in criminal cases ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | BGH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdditionalSeat | Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChambers |
civil panels (Zivilsenate)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
criminal panels (Strafsenate) ⓘ |
| hasPresident | President of the Federal Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeat | Karlsruhe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfProceeding |
civil appeal on points of law (Revision)
ⓘ
criminal appeal on points of law (Revision) ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.bundesgerichtshof.de ⓘ |
| hearsCasesFrom | all federal states of Germany ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
civil law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ ordinary jurisdiction ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | German ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Courts Constitution Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Basic Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelInCourtSystem | highest level of ordinary courts in Germany ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Karlsruhe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | Federal Court of Justice building in Karlsruhe ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Bundesgerichtshof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Bundesgerichtshof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | judiciary of Germany ⓘ |
| role | highest court of ordinary jurisdiction in Germany ⓘ |
| shortName | BGH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | no other ordinary court in Germany ⓘ |
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