German Courts Constitution Act

E117075

German federal law procedural law statute

The German Courts Constitution Act is a fundamental German law that structures the organization, jurisdiction, and hierarchy of the country’s court system.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
German Courts Constitution Act canonical	5
Courts Constitution Act of Germany	3
Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz	2
Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz (Courts Constitution Act)	2
Article 92 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany	1
Courts Constitution Act (GVG)	1
Courts Constitution Act of Germany (GVG)	1
Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz (Courts Constitution Act, GVG)	1
German Courts Constitution Act (GVG)	1
German Courts Constitution Act (Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T995025 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: German Courts Constitution Act
Context triple: [Higher Regional Court of Nuremberg, governedBy, German Courts Constitution Act]

A. Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria
The Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria is the fundamental legal charter that defines the political structure, rights, and governance of the German state of Bavaria.
B. Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is the country’s foundational legal charter, establishing its democratic, federal, and constitutional order after World War II.
C. German Civil Code
The German Civil Code is Germany’s comprehensive codification of private law, governing areas such as contracts, property, family, and obligations.
D. Prussian Constitution of 1850
The Prussian Constitution of 1850 was a 19th-century constitutional charter that established a constitutional monarchy in Prussia with a strong royal executive and a limited, class-weighted parliamentary system.
E. Judiciary of Germany
The Judiciary of Germany is the independent system of federal and state courts and judges responsible for interpreting and applying German law across the country.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: German Courts Constitution Act
Target entity description: The German Courts Constitution Act is a fundamental German law that structures the organization, jurisdiction, and hierarchy of the country’s court system.

A. Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria
The Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria is the fundamental legal charter that defines the political structure, rights, and governance of the German state of Bavaria.
B. Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is the country’s foundational legal charter, establishing its democratic, federal, and constitutional order after World War II.
C. German Civil Code
The German Civil Code is Germany’s comprehensive codification of private law, governing areas such as contracts, property, family, and obligations.
D. Prussian Constitution of 1850
The Prussian Constitution of 1850 was a 19th-century constitutional charter that established a constitutional monarchy in Prussia with a strong royal executive and a limited, class-weighted parliamentary system.
E. Judiciary of Germany
The Judiciary of Germany is the independent system of federal and state courts and judges responsible for interpreting and applying German law across the country.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German federal law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ statute ⓘ
abbreviation	GVG ⓘ
appliesTo	civil courts in Germany ⓘ criminal courts in Germany ⓘ ordinary courts in Germany ⓘ
belongsTo	German federal statutes on courts ⓘ
citationStyle	§-based statute ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
defines	composition of court panels ⓘ court levels in Germany ⓘ functional jurisdiction of courts ⓘ local jurisdiction of courts ⓘ roles of lay judges ⓘ roles of professional judges ⓘ subject-matter jurisdiction of courts ⓘ
governs	allocation of appeals to higher courts ⓘ relationship between lower courts and higher courts ⓘ
hasLegalForceIn	Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ linked to: Germany
hasSection	provisions on allocation of business within courts ⓘ provisions on court composition ⓘ provisions on court districts ⓘ provisions on court jurisdiction ⓘ provisions on lay participation in courts ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
legalSystem	civil law system ⓘ
originalLanguage	German ⓘ
partOf	German judiciary framework ⓘ
purpose	to ensure a coherent hierarchy of courts in Germany ⓘ to regulate jurisdiction and competence of German courts ⓘ to structure the organization of the German court system ⓘ
regulates	allocation of cases among German courts ⓘ hierarchy of courts in Germany ⓘ jurisdiction of courts in Germany ⓘ organization of courts in Germany ⓘ
scope	nationwide ⓘ
shortName	Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz ⓘ linked to: German Courts Constitution Act
subjectArea	court procedure ⓘ judicial organization law ⓘ
usedBy	judges in Germany ⓘ lawyers in Germany ⓘ public prosecutors in Germany ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Higher Regional Court of Nuremberg → governedBy → German Courts Constitution Act ⓘ

Local Court of Nuremberg → governedBy → German Courts Constitution Act ⓘ

Judiciary of Germany → guaranteedByArticle → Article 92 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ