(4) The judicial office shall be incompatible with any other professional occupation other than that of professor of law at a German higher education institution The
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The Basic Law entered into effect on 24 May 1949 For the first time in German history, it provided for the establishment of a constitutional court The Federal
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The executive and the judiciary shall be bound by law and justice In Germany, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) is the guardian that the constitutional
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Any person can claim that an action of the state, a federal law or a Land law, a decision of any court of ordinary jurisdiction or, finally, an administrative action
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It is mainly an overview of the FCC's most important decisions on election law, political parties, and parliamentary democracy Along the way, and where relevant, it
The Federal Constitutional Court shall rule on the question of unconstitutionality (3) Details shall be regulated by federal laws Article 22 [Federal capital –
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