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In Germany, federal courts (German: Bundesgerichte pronounced [ˈbʊndəsɡəˌʁɪçtə] ⓘ, singular Bundesgericht) are courts which are established by federal law. According to article 92 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany , the judiciary power is exercised by the Federal Constitutional Court , the federal courts provided ...
The Federal Court of Justice (German: Bundesgerichtshof [bʊndəsɡəˈʁɪçtsˌhoːf] ⓘ, BGH [beːɡeːˈhaː] ⓘ) is the highest court of civil and criminal jurisdiction in Germany. Its primary responsibility is the final appellate review of decisions by lower courts for errors of law.
The Federal Patent Court hears certain intellectual property cases on patents, utility rights and trademarks. In patent, utility rights and trademark matters there is a bifurcation of judiciary responsibilities in Germany between the Federal Patent Court and the various German Regional Courts.
Unlike other supreme courts, the constitutional court is not an integral stage of the judicial or appeals process (aside from cases concerning constitutional or public international law), and does not serve as a regular appellate court from lower courts or the Federal Supreme Courts on any violation of federal laws.
The Federal Constitutional Court (German: Bundesverfassungsgericht, usually abbreviated BVerfG) is the federal constitutional court of Germany. It is the highest independent constitutional organ of the German judiciary, ranking equally with the other supreme federal courts, and is – at the same time – the highest federal court in Germany.
The Federal Administrative Court was established on the basis of Article 95 (1) of the Basic Law by Act of 23 September 1952. The seat of the Federal Administrative Court was initially Berlin. Since 8 June 1953, the Federal Administrative Court was housed in the former premises of the Prussian Higher Administrative Court.
It is the federal court of appeal for tax and customs matters in cases which have already been heard by the subordinate instance, namely the Fiscal Courts. The Federal Fiscal Court was established in 1950 (succeeding the Supreme Fiscal Court of the German Empire (the Reichsfinanzhof, established in 1918). The court has its seat in Munich.
Federal Social Court of Germany in Kassel. The Federal Social Court (German: Bundessozialgericht, pronounced [bʊndəszoˈtsi̯aːlɡəˌʁɪçt]) is the German ...