Oberverwaltungsgerichte

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Oberverwaltungsgerichte are Germany’s higher administrative courts at the state level, responsible for reviewing decisions of lower administrative courts before possible appeal to the Federal Administrative Court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of appeal
higher administrative court
state-level court
appealTo Bundesverwaltungsgericht NERFINISHED
belongsToBranch ordinary administrative jurisdiction (Verwaltungsgerichtsbarkeit)
bindingOn lower administrative courts of the same Land
canGrant interim relief in administrative disputes
canHear appeals on points of fact and law (depending on statute)
certain cases as court of first instance in specific administrative matters
canRefer questions of federal law to Bundesverwaltungsgericht via appeal
composition professional judges
country Germany NERFINISHED
decisionForm judgment
order
distinctFrom civil and criminal courts
constitutional courts of the Länder
finance courts
social courts
equivalentInSomeStates Verwaltungsgerichtshof NERFINISHED
function ensure uniform application of administrative law within a Land
hear appeals in administrative matters
review decisions of lower administrative courts
goal control of legality of administrative action
protection of individual rights against public administration
hasChambers senates (Senate) for different subject areas
hasType collegial court
jurisdiction German Länder NERFINISHED
language German
legalArea administrative law
legalBasis Administrative Court Code (Verwaltungsgerichtsordnung, VwGO) NERFINISHED
levelInHierarchy second instance in ordinary administrative court proceedings
locatedIn respective state capitals or major cities of the Länder
mayIssue precedent-forming decisions within a Land
oversightOf Verwaltungsgerichte of the same Land
partOf German administrative court system
partyType citizens
companies
public authorities
remedyType appeal (Berufung or Beschwerde, depending on procedure)
reviewLevel above administrative courts (Verwaltungsgerichte)
below Federal Administrative Court (Bundesverwaltungsgericht)
subjectMatter asylum and immigration administrative disputes
building and construction permits
civil service and public employment law
environmental administrative law
higher education and school law
planning and zoning disputes
police and regulatory law
public law disputes not of constitutional nature

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Federal Administrative Court of Germany appealFrom Oberverwaltungsgerichte