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Small correction to the article: it is not „a top constitutional court“ it is THE top constitutional court. The German Bundesverfassungsgericht is the equivalen
by jwildeboer 4y ago
Small correction to the article: it is not „a top constitutional court“ it is THE top constitutional court. The German Bundesverfassungsgericht is the equivalent of the US Supreme Court.
- davidktr 4y agoFirst part yes, second part not quite. The US Supreme Court is the highest court for all legal matters, whereas the BVerfG only hears cases where constitutional matters are involved. In all other cases the branch courts like BGH for criminal and civil cases are the top courts. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberster_Gerichtshof_der_Vereinigten_Staaten#Vergleich_mit_dem_deutschen_Bundesverfassungsgericht https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberster_Gerichtshof_der_Verei...