Federal Administrative Court of Germany

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The Federal Administrative Court of Germany is the country’s highest court for administrative law disputes, overseeing cases involving public authorities and citizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative court
federal court
supreme court
abbreviation BVerwG
appealFrom Higher Administrative Courts of the Länder
Oberverwaltungsgerichte
Verwaltungsgerichtshöfe
appliesLaw German administrative law
appointedBy Federal President of Germany
appointmentInvolves Judicial Selection Committee
appointmentProposedBy Federal Minister of Justice
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Germany
buildingUsedToBe former Imperial Court of Justice building in Leipzig
compositionIncludes President of the Federal Administrative Court
judges appointed for life
country Germany
courtType court of last resort
dateEstablished 1953-09-08
decidesOn fundamental questions of administrative law
revision appeals in administrative matters
establishedIn 1953
excludesCases constitutional law cases under Federal Constitutional Court
formerSeat Berlin
handlesCases disputes between citizens and public authorities
public law disputes not of constitutional nature
hasChambers senates
hears cases of national significance in administrative law
highestCourtFor administrative law in Germany
jurisdiction Germany
languageOfProceedings German
legalBasis Administrative Court Procedures Code of Germany
German Basic Law
locatedIn Free State of Saxony
linked to: Saxony

Germany
Leipzig
movedSeatToLeipzigIn 2002
nativeName Bundesverwaltungsgericht
oversees uniform application of administrative law in Germany
parallelCourt Federal Court of Justice of Germany
Federal Fiscal Court of Germany
Federal Labour Court of Germany
Federal Social Court of Germany
partOf system of federal supreme courts of Germany
seatMovedFrom Berlin
shortName BVerwG
subjectArea administrative procedure law
asylum and immigration law
building and planning law
civil service law
public law
website https://www.bverwg.de

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Federal Constitutional Court of Germany distinctFrom Federal Administrative Court of Germany
Judiciary of Germany hasHighestCourt Federal Administrative Court of Germany
Judiciary of Germany hasSupremeCourtForBranch Federal Administrative Court of Germany
Bavarian administrative courts decisionCanBeAppealedTo Federal Administrative Court of Germany
Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany oversees Federal Administrative Court of Germany (within justice-related coordination)
linked to: Federal Administrative Court of Germany
Federal Administrative Court of Germany nativeName Bundesverwaltungsgericht
linked to: Federal Administrative Court of Germany
Federal Administrative Court of Germany shortName BVerwG
linked to: Federal Administrative Court of Germany
Federal Administrative Court of Germany abbreviation BVerwG
linked to: Federal Administrative Court of Germany
Federal Labour Court of Germany parallelTo Federal Administrative Court of Germany
Reich Court of Justice buildingNowUsedBy Federal Administrative Court of Germany
Supreme Administrative Court of Germany shortName BVerwG
linked to: Federal Administrative Court of Germany