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Right and that could happen. It being unlikely doesn't make the other court suddenly supreme. The German press release linked in the article even stated that S
by nn3 8y ago
Right and that could happen. It being unlikely doesn't make the other court suddenly supreme.
The German press release linked in the article even stated that Springer is considering to appeal to the actual Supreme court.
- maxnoe 8y agoWhy not use the correct english terms? Federal Constitutional Court and Federal Court of Justice? There is no "Supreme Court" in Germany.
- PhantomGremlin 8y agoYes, it's important to understand exactly what court people are referring to. So I strongly agree that "correct" English terms should be used (assuming that the translation is correct; I'm sure that courts in Germany don't really have much reason to care about the translation). But sometimes even using correct English words is not enough. In the USA "Supreme Court" sounds authoritative. And it usually is. Except in New York State. The names of courts in New York state often confuse outsiders. The "New York Supreme Court" is the equivalent of "trial-level court" in most other states. New York State's highest court is the Court of Appeals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Supreme_Court https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Supreme_Court
- jkaplowitz 8y agoI think the idea when they named it was that it was the supreme trial court, with jurisdiction to try any type of case, as opposed to other trial courts with restricted jurisdictions. BTW, Maryland also calls their top-level court the Court of Appeals, but does not use the term Supreme Court within their state court system.