Basic Law & legal basis

Get information on the Basic Law, other legal sources and the Court's internal allocation scheme.

  • The Basic Law

    The Basic Law is the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany.

  • Other legal sources

    The Federal Constitutional Court Act and the Rules of Procedure of the Federal Constitutional Court.

  • Allocation of cases

    The internal allocation of cases is governed by the Federal Constitutional Court Act, decisions of the Plenary, and the Senates’ internal allocation of competences.