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Volume 109
Decisions
| BVerfGE 109, 1-13 | Order of 7 October 2003 | 2 BvG 1/02, 2 BvG 2/02 | Dispute between the Federation and the Länder pursuant to Art. 93(1) no. 3 of the Basic Law; expiration of time limit for applicant in a referral pursuant to § 50(3) of the Code of Administrative Court Procedure |
| BVerfGE 109, 13-38 | Order of 5 November 2003 | 2 BvR 1243/03 | No general rule of international law exists providing that a person may not be extradited to the requesting state if they were lured by trickery into going from their state of origin to the requested state |
| BVerfGE 109, 38-64 | Order of 5 November 2003 | 2 BvR 1506/03 | No general rule of international law exists providing that a person may not be extradited to the requesting state if they were lured by trickery into going from their state of origin to the requested state |
| BVerfGE 109, 64-96 | Order of 18 November 2003 | 1 BvR 302/96 | On the constitutionality of the maternity allowance supplement payable by employers; § 14(1) first sentence of the Maternity Act is incompatible with Art. 12(1) of the Basic Law |
| BVerfGE 109, 96-128 | Order of 9 December 2003 | 1 BvR 558/99 | Compulsory insurance of farmers’ spouses in the old age insurance scheme for farmers |
| BVerfGE 109, 128-129 | Order of 18 December 2003 | 2 BvR 1027/02 | Seizure of computer data from a law firm and tax consultancy in criminal proceedings regarding tax offences; here: renewal of a preliminary injunction |
| BVerfGE 109, 130-132 | Order of 19 January 2004 | 2 BvF 1/98 | Application for judicial review of the Act Revising Energy Law; here: self-recusal of Justice Di Fabio |
| BVerfGE 109, 133-190 | Judgment of 5 February 2004 | 2 BvR 2029/01 | Long-term preventive detention (§ 67d(3) of the Criminal Code and Art. 1a(3) of the Introductory Act to the Criminal Code) is constitutional |
| BVerfGE 109, 190-244 | Judgment of 10 February 2004 | 2 BvR 834/02, 2 BvR 1588/02 | Länder are not competent to enact legislation regarding subsequent preventive detention |
| BVerfGE 109, 244-255 | Judgment of 10 February 2004 | 2 BvR 834/02, 2 BvR 1588/02 | Dissenting opinion of Justices Broß, Osterloh and Gerhardt |
| BVerfGE 109, 256-275 | Judgment of 18 February 2004 | 1 BvR 193/97 | § 1355(2) of the Civil Code, which precludes spouses from using a last name obtained through an earlier marriage as their joint last name, is unconstitutional |
| BVerfGE 109, 275-279 | Order of 26 February 2004 | 2 BvH 1/04 | Inadmissible application in Organstreit proceedings regarding the participation of members of the Land Government of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg in elections to the Land Parliament on 29 February 2004 |
| BVerfGE 109, 279-382 | Judgment of 3 March 2004 | 1 BvR 2378/98, 1 BvR 1084/99 | On the constitutionality of acoustic surveillance of private homes for law enforcement purposes |
| BVerfGE 109, 282-391 | Judgment of 3 March 2004 | 1 BvR 2378/98, 1 BvR 1084/99 | Dissenting opinion of Justices Jaeger and Hohmann-Dennhardt |
Volume 108
Decisions
| BVerfGE 108, 1-34 | Judgment of 19 March 2003 | 2 BvL 9/98, 2 BvL 10/98, 2 BvL 11/98, 2 BvL 12/98 | Student re-registration fee at universities in Baden-Württemberg (§ 120a(1) first sentence of the University Act) is unconstitutional |
| BVerfGE 108, 34-45 | Order of 25 March 2003 | 2 BvQ 18/03 | Deployment of Bundeswehr soldiers in NATO AWACS aircraft in Turkey; application for preliminary injunction rejected |
| BVerfGE 108, 45-52 | Order of 26 March 2003 | 1 BvR 112/03 | Art. 1 no. 8 and Art. 11 § 2 of the Act to Stabilise Health Insurance Contributions (obligation of pharmaceutical companies to grant discounts); application for preliminary injunction rejected |
| BVerfGE 108, 52-82 | Order of 9 April 2003 | 1 BvL 1/01, 1 BvR 1749/01 | Not offsetting child benefit against the child’s cost of living; § 1612b(5) of the Civil Code is constitutional; principle of legal clarity |
| BVerfGE 108, 82-122 | Order of 9 April 2003 | 1 BvR 1493/96, 1 BvR 1724/01 | On the legal status of a (putative) biological father who is not the legal father – §§ 1600 and 1685 of the Civil Code (former version) are unconstitutional |
| BVerfGE 108, 122-129 | Order of 18 June 2003 | 2 BvR 383/03 | Financing of political parties; here: self-recusal of Justice Jentsch (§ 19(3) of the Federal Constitutional Court Act) |
| BVerfGE 108, 129-145 | Order of 24 June 2003 | 2 BvR 685/03 | Extradition of a Vanuatu citizen to India for law enforcement purposes |
| BVerfGE 108, 145-149 | Order of 24 June 2003 | 2 BvR 685/03 | Dissenting opinion of Justices Sommer and Lübbe-Wolff |
| BVerfGE 108, 150-169 | Order of 3 July 2003 | 1 BvR 238/01 | On the significance of occupational freedom when lawyers change partnerships; here: § 3(2) of the Rules of Professional Practice for Lawyers is incompatible with Art. 12(1) of the Basic Law |
| BVerfGE 108, 169-185 | Judgment of 15 July 2003 | 2 BvF 6/98 | § 50(4) of the Telecommunications Act is incompatible with Art. 30 in conjunction with Art. 86 and Art. 87f(2) second sentence of the Basic Law – principles of legal clarity and consistency |
| BVerfGE 108, 186-238 | Order of 17 July 2003 | 2 BvL 1/99, 2 BvL 4/99, 2 BvL 6/99 inter alia | On the constitutionality of levies under Land law to finance pay for trainees in geriatric care; legislator must provide information regarding special levies under budgetary law |
| BVerfGE 108, 238-250 | Order of 25 July 2003 | 2 BvR 1198/03 | Service in Germany of a class action brought in New York State (US); here: issuance of preliminary injunction |
| BVerfGE 108, 251-279 | Judgment of 30 June 2003 | 2 BvR 508/01, 2 BvE 1/01 | On the scope, in terms of the persons and matters affected, of the prohibition of search and seizure under Art. 47 second sentence of the Basic Law |
| BVerfGE 108, 279-282 | Order of 17 September 2003 | 1 BvL 3/98, 1 BvL 9/02, 1 BvL 2/03 | Act on the Transfer of Pension Entitlements; here: self-recusal of President Papier (§ 19(3) of the Federal Constitutional Court Act)Act on the Transfer of Pension Entitlements; here: self-recusal of President Papier (§ 19(3) of the Federal Constitutional Court Act) |
| BVerfGE 108, 282-314 | Judgment of 24 September 2003 | 2 BvR 1436/02 | Teachers wearing headscarves in the classroom |
| BVerfGE 108, 314-340 | Judgment of 24 September 2003 | 2 BvR 1436/02 | Dissenting opinion of Justices Jentsch, Di Fabio and Mellinghoff |
| BVerfGE 108, 341-351 | Order of 7 October 2003 | 1 BvR 10/99 | On the legal protection that must be provided under constitutional law when the right to be heard has been violated – implementation of the Plenary decision of 30 April 2003 (BVerfGE 107, 395) |
| BVerfGE 108, 351-369 | Order of 7 October 2003 | 1 BvR 246/93, 1 BvR 2298/94 | Consideration of tax advantages arising from a new marriage when assessing the maintenance payable to the former spouse is unconstitutional |
| BVerfGE 108, 370-403 | Order of 7 October 2003 | 1 BvR 1712/01 | The exclusive licence granted to Deutsche Post AG for the delivery of letters and addressed catalogues is constitutional |
Volume 107
Decisions
| BVerfGE 107, 1-27 | Order of 19 November 2002 | 2 BvR 329/97 | Constitutional complaint lodged by municipalities challenging the compulsory establishment of joint administrations imposed by ordinance of the Land Government of Saxony-Anhalt |
| BVerfGE 107, 27-58 | Order of 4 December 2002 | 2 BvR 400/98, 2 BvR 1735/00 | Restriction of tax deductions for expenses incurred by running two households (§ 9(1) third sentence no. 5 third sentence of the Income Tax Act is partially unconstitutional) |
| BVerfGE 107, 59-103 | Order of 5 December 2002 | 2 BvL 5/98, 2 BvL 6/98 | Requirements arising from the principle of democracy (Art. 20(2), Art. 28(1) first sentence of the Basic Law) with regard to self-governing public entities (here: water utilities in the Land North Rhine-Westphalia) |
| BVerfGE 107, 104-133 | Judgment of 16 January 2003 | 2 BvR 716/01 | Exclusion of the father in his capacity as legal guardian from a hearing before the youth court in proceedings against his son (§ 51(2) of the Youth Courts Act) |
| BVerfGE 107, 133-150 | Judgment of 28 January 2003 | 1 BvR 487/01 | Fee reduction for lawyers operating in the former East German Länder is incompatible with Art. 3 of the Basic Law |
| BVerfGE 107, 150-186 | Judgment of 29 January 2003 | 1 BvL 20/99, 1 BvR 933/01 | Parental custody for children born outside of marriage: § 1626a of the Civil Code in its current version is compatible with Art. 6(2) and (5) of the Basic Law; lack of a transitional arrangement for old cases is unconstitutional |
| BVerfGE 107, 186-205 | Order of 11 February 2003 | 1 BvR 1972/00, 1 BvR 70/01 | Mail-order vaccine sales by pharmacists to doctors |
| BVerfGE 107, 205-218 | Judgment of 12 February 2003 | 1 BvR 624/01 | Constitutional complaint regarding the system of family insurance (§ 10 of the Fifth Book of the Code of Social Law) |
| BVerfGE 107, 218-257 | Order of 12 February 2003 | 2 BvL 3/00 | ‘Lowered’ remuneration in the former East German Länder: § 73 of the Civil Servants’ Remuneration Act is compatible with the Basic Law |
| BVerfGE 107, 257-275 | Order of 12 February 2003 | 2 BvR 709/99 | Remuneration in the former East German Länder: allowance supplementing remuneration is constitutional (§ 4 of the Second Transitional Ordinance on Remuneration) |
| BVerfGE 107, 275-286 | Order of 11 March 2003 | 1 BvR 426/02 | c |
| BVerfGE 107, 286-298 | Order of 11 March 2003 | 2 BvK 1/02 | Retention of the 5% electoral threshold clause in municipal elections in the Land Schleswig-Holstein; here: time limit for lodging Organstreit proceedings within a Land if the legislator fails to act |
| BVerfGE 107, 299-339 | Judgment of 12 March 2003 | 1 BvR 330/96, 1 BvR 348/99 | On the question whether public broadcasters can be holders of the fundamental right of Art. 10 of the Basic Law; permissibility of monitoring telephone conversations in the context of journalistic work (monitoring of mobile phones for law enforcement purposes) |
| BVerfGE 107, 339-395 | Order of 18 March 2003 | 2 BvB 1/01, 2 BvB 2/01, 2 BvB 3/01 | Proceedings for the prohibition of the political party Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD): discontinuation of proceedings |
Volume 106
Decisions
| BVerfGE 106, 1-28 | 27 June 2002 | 2 BvF 4/98 | Transfer of all federal tasks from the Finance Office of a Land to the Finance Office of another Land by federal ordinance |
| BVerfGE 106, 28-51 | 9 October 2002 | 1 BvR 1611/96, 1 BvR 805/98 | Privacy of telecommunications: witness statements based on unlawful interception of telephone conversations cannot be used in court proceedings |
| BVerfGE 106, 51-62 | 10 October 2002 | 2 BvK 1/01 | Land Schleswig-Holstein: application for a preliminary injunction lodged by the Land Government against requests to access files made by members of the Landtag |
| BVerfGE 106, 62-166 | 24 October 2002 | 2 BvF 1/01 | Care for the Elderly Act is partially incompatible with Art. 72 and Art. 74(1) of the Basic Law |
| BVerfGE 106, 166-181 | 29 October 2002 | 1 BvL 16/95, 1 BvL 17/95, 1 BvL 16/97 | On equal treatment of different family structures in child benefit law |
| BVerfGE 106, 181-201 | 29 October 2002 | 1 BvR 525/99 | On the question whether doctors may advertise more than one area of expertise |
| BVerfGE 106, 201-210 | 30 October 2002 | 1 BvL 13/96, 1 BvL 14/96, 1 BvL 15/96 | Compensation for War Burdens Act: demanding repayment of the supplementary interest-based part of the compensation package is constitutional |
| BVerfGE 106, 210-215 | 31 October 2002 | 1 BvF 1/96, 1 BvR 1697/96, 1 BvR 1718/96, u.a. | School subject “Shaping One’s Life, Ethics, Religious Studies” (LER): discontinuation of proceedings |
| BVerfGE 106, 216-224 | 31 October 2002 | 1 BvR 819/02 | The fact that lawyers with rights of audience for the Federal Court of Justice cannot have rights of audience at any other court is compatible with the Basic Law |
| BVerfGE 106, 225-244 | 7 November 2002 | 2 BvR 1053/98 | On whether optional medical services must be included in civil servants’ healthcare coverage |
| BVerfGE 106, 244-252 | 7 November 2002 | 2 BvF 3/99 | Hospital treatment for civil servants II |
| BVerfGE 106, 253-265 | 3 December 2002 | 2 BvE 3/02 | Composition of mediation committee; here: application for preliminary injunction |
| BVerfGE 106, 253-265 | 3 December 2002 | 2 BvE 3/02 | Dissenting opinion of Justice Broß |
| BVerfGE 106, 265-310 | 17 December 2002 | 1 BvL 28/95, 1 BvL 29/95, 1 BvL 30/95 | Flat rates for pharmaceuticals and medical devices (§§ 35, 36 of the Fifth Book of the Code of Social Law) |
| BVerfGE 106, 310-337 | 18 December 2002 | 2 BvF 1/02 | Voting procedure in the Bundesrat (Immigration Act) |
| BVerfGE 106, 337-351 | 18 December 2002 | 2 BvF 1/02 | Dissenting opinion of Justices Osterloh and Lübbe-Wolff |
| BVerfGE 106, 351-359 | 14 January 2003 | 1 BvQ 51/02 | Art. 6 of the Act to Stabilise Health Insurance Contributions: dental laboratories; application for preliminary injunction |
| BVerfGE 106, 359-369 | 15 January 2003 | 1 BvQ 53/02 | Art. 1 nos. 7 and 8, Art. 11 of the Act to Stabilise Health Insurance Contributions: pharmacists; application for preliminary injunction |
| BVerfGE 106, 369-378 | 15 January 2003 | 1 BvQ 54/02 | Art. 11 of the Act to Stabilise Health Insurance Contributions: wholesale trading for pharmaceuticals; application for preliminary injunction |
Volume 105
Decisions
| BVerfGE 105, 1-17 | Order of 5 February 2002 | 1 BvR 105/95, 1 BvR 559/95, 1 BvR 457/96 | Equivalence of domestic work and gainful employment in the context of assessing maintenance payments to spouses after divorce |
| BVerfGE 105, 17-48 | Order of 5 February 2002 | 2 BvR 305/93, 2 BvR 348/93 | Removal of long-term tax breaks – social mortgage bond |
| BVerfGE 105, 48-61 | Judgment of 20 February 2002 | 1 BvL 19/97, 1 BvL 20/97, 1 BvL 21/97, 1 BvL 11/98 | Retroactive effects of social legislation: requirements for a referral pursuant to Art. 100(1) of the Basic Law |
| BVerfGE 105, 61-73 | Order of 20 February 2002 | 2 BvL 5/99 | On the compatibility with the Basic Law of compulsory military service |
| BVerfGE 105, 73-135 | Judgment of 6 March 2002 | 2 BvL 17/99 | Different taxation of civil servant pensions and pensions paid under the statutory pension scheme |
| BVerfGE 105, 135-172 | Judgment of 20 March 2002 | 2 BvR 794/95 | § 43a of the Criminal Code (confiscatory expropriation order) is incompatible with the Basic Law and void |
| BVerfGE 105, 172-185 | Judgment of 20 March 2002 | 2 BvR 794/95 | Dissenting opinion of Justices Jentsch, Di Fabio and Mellinghoff |
| BVerfGE 105, 185-197 | Judgment of 28 March 2002 | 2 BvG 1/01, 2 BvG 2/02 | Distribution of income generated by UMTS licence auctions |
| BVerfGE 105, 197-235 | Judgment of 8 April 2002 | 2 BvE 2/01 | Minority rights in Bundestag committees of inquiry |
| BVerfGE 105, 235-239 | Order of 23 April 2002 | 1 BvR 1412/97, 1 BvQ 14/02 | Rejection of applications for preliminary injunction against a proposed change of the Brandenburg School Act |
| BVerfGE 105, 239-252 | Order of 15 May 2002 | 2 BvR 2292/00 | Police custody without judicial order to ensure deportation |
| BVerfGE 105, 252-279 | Order of 26 June 2002 | 1 BvR 558/91, 1 BvR 1428/91 | Market-related consumer information provided by the Federal Government |
| BVerfGE 105, 279-312 | Order of 26 June 2002 | 1 BvR 670/91 | The fundamental right to freedom of religion and belief (Art. 4(1) and (2) of the Basic Law) does not preclude the Federal Government from providing information on certain religious groups – Osho |
| BVerfGE 105, 313-357 | Judgment of 17 July 2002 | 1 BvF 1/01, 1 BvF 2/01 | Civil Partnerships Act: correction of a bill; right of assent of the Bundesrat; compatibility with Art. 6(1), Art. 3(1) and (3) first sentence, Art. 14(1) of the Basic Law |
| BVerfGE 105, 357-359 | Judgment of 17 July 2002 | 1 BvF 1/01, 1 BvF 2/01 | Dissenting opinion of Justice Papier |
| BVerfGE 105, 359-365 | Judgment of 17 July 2002 | 1 BvF 1/01, 1 BvF 2/01 | Dissenting opinion of Justice Haas |
| BVerfGE 105, 365-373 | Order of 17 July 2002 | 2 BvR 1027/02 | Preliminary injunction: seizure of computer data from a law firm and tax consultancy in criminal proceedings regarding tax offences |
Volume 104
Decisions
| BVerfGE 104, 1-13 | Order of 22 May 2001 | 1 BvR 1512/97, 1 BvR 1677/97 | Provisions on land reparcelling are laws defining the content and limits of property |
| BVerfGE 104, 14-23 | Order of 22 May 2001 | 2 BvE 1/99, 2 BvE 2/99, 2 BvE 3/99 | Division of electoral constituencies in the city of Krefeld |
| BVerfGE 104, 23-38 | Order of 22 May 2001 | 2 BvQ 48/00 | Care for the Elderly Act; preliminary injunction |
| BVerfGE 104, 38-39 | Order of 15 June 2001 | 2 BvB 1/01 | Proceedings for the prohibition of the political party Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD); preliminary injunction: order to deposit electronic data, data storage devices and records secured in the context of a search |
| BVerfGE 104, 39-40 | Order of 15 June 2001 | 2 BvB 2/01 | Proceedings for the prohibition of the political party Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD); preliminary injunction: order to deposit electronic data, data storage devices and records secured in the context of a search |
| BVerfGE 104, 41-41 | Order of 15 June 2001 | 2 BvB 3/01 | Proceedings for the prohibition of the political party Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD); preliminary injunction: order to deposit electronic data, data storage devices and records secured in the context of a search |
| BVerfGE 104, 42-42 | Order of 18 June 2001 | 2 BvQ 48/00 | Correction of preliminary injunction regarding the Care for the Elderly Act |
| BVerfGE 104, 42-51 | Order of 3 July 2001 | 2 BvB 1/01, 2 BvB 2/01, 2 BvB 3/01 | Proceedings for the prohibition of the political party Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD); preliminary injunction: return of a computer system seized in the context of a search |
| BVerfGE 104, 51-63 | Judgment of 18 July 2001 | 1 BvQ 23/01, 1 BvQ 26/01 | Rejection of preliminary injunction: Act to End the Discrimination of Same-Sex Partnerships (Civil Partnerships) |
| BVerfGE 104, 51-61 | Judgment of 18 July 2001 | 1 BvQ 23/01, 1 BvQ 26/01 | Dissenting opinion of Justices Papier, Haas and Steine |
| BVerfGE 104, 61-65 | Order of 1 October 2001 | 2 BvB 1/01, 2 BvB 2/01, 2 BvB 3/01 | Proceedings for the prohibition of the political party Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD); order to conduct a hearing |
| BVerfGE 104, 65-74 | Order of 9 October 2001 | 1 BvR 622/01 | Subsidiarity of a constitutional complaint challenging a decision by a court of last instance in preliminary proceedings; information on the Internet regarding the payment practices of a company |
| BVerfGE 104, 74-92 | Order of 10 October 2001 | 1 BvL 17/00 | Compensation for rental properties transferred to the public property of the GDR by way of ‘de facto expropriation’ |
| BVerfGE 104, 92-115 | Order of 24 October 2001 | 1 BvR 1190/90, 1 BvR 2173/93, 1 BvR 433/96 | Conviction for coercion because of participation in a blockade |
| BVerfGE 104, 115-124 | Order of 24 October 2001 | 1 BvR 1190/90, 1 BvR 2173/93, 1 BvR 433/96 | Dissenting opinion of Justice Haas |
| BVerfGE 104, 124-126 | Order of 24 October 2001 | 1 BvR 1190/90, 1 BvR 2173/93, 1 BvR 433/96 | Dissenting opinion of Justices Jaeger and Bryde |
| BVerfGE 104, 126-150 | Order of 21 November 2001 | 1 BvL 19/93, 1 BvR 1318/94, 1 BvR 1513/94, u.a. | Termination of employment injury benefit for members of special pension systems of the former GDR in the course of reunification |
| BVerfGE 104, 151-214 | Judgment of 22 November 2001 | 2 BvE 6/99 | Approval of NATO’s new strategic concept by the Federal Government |
| BVerfGE 104, 214-220 | Order of 22 November 2001 | 2 BvB 1/01, 2 BvB 2/01, 2 BvB 3/01 | Proceedings for the prohibition of the political party Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD); application of the NPD to suspend the proceedings and refer the matter to the Court of Justice of the European Union |
| BVerfGE 104, 220-238 | Order of 5 December 2001 | 2 BvR 527/99, 2 BvR 1337/00, 2 BvR 1777/00 | Right to a legal remedy against an order of detention pending deportation even after detention has ended |
| BVerfGE 104, 238-249 | Order of 5 December 2001 | 2 BvG 1/00 | On the Federation suspending exploration of the Gorleben salt dome and abandoning the integrated waste disposal approach |
| BVerfGE 104, 249-273 | Judgment of 19 February 2002 | 2 BvG 2/00 | Declarations of the Federal Ministry for the Environment vis-à-vis a power utility and talks with the utility regarding further steps to retrofit the Biblis nuclear power plant |
| BVerfGE 104, 273-287 | Judgment of 19 February 2002 | 2 BvG 2/00 | Dissenting opinion of Justices Di Fabio and Mellinghoff |
| BVerfGE 104, 287-305 | Order of 6 December 2001 | 2 BvE 3/94 | Failure to take into account voluntary contributions by party members when considering the state financing of political parties |
| BVerfGE 104, 305-310 | Judgment of 11 October 2001 | 1 BvF 1/96, 1 BvR 1697/96, 1 BvR 1718/96 inter alia | Proposal for consensual settlement: provisions of the Brandenburg School Act regarding the subject “Shaping One’s Life, Ethics, Religious Studies” (LER) |
| BVerfGE 104, 310-336 | Judgment of 17 December 2001 | 2 BvE 2/00 | Waiving the immunity of a member of the Bundestag |
| BVerfGE 104, 337-356 | Judgment of 15 January 2002 | 1 BvR 1783/99 | Ritual slaughter licence for Muslim butcher |
| BVerfGE 104, 357-357 | Order of 16 January 2002 | 1 BvR 10/99 | Referral to the Plenary of the Federal Constitutional Court: lack of a remedy before the ordinary courts for violations of the right to be heard |
| BVerfGE 104, 357-370 | Judgment of 16 January 2002 | 1 BvR 1236/99 | Sunday trading for pharmacies |
| BVerfGE 104, 370-372 | Order of 22 January 2002 | 2 BvB 1/01, 2 BvB 2/01, 2 BvB 3/01 | Proceedings for the prohibition of the political party Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD); cancellation of dates for oral hearing on prohibition of NPD |
| BVerfGE 104, 373-396 | Judgment of 30 January 2002 | 1 BvL 23/96 | Exclusion of double-barrelled surnames |
Volume 103
Decisions
| BVerfGE 103, 1-20 | Judgment of 13 December 2000 | 1 BvR 335/97 | The fact that lawyers with rights of audience for Higher Regional Courts have rights of audience for other courts is unconstitutional |
| BVerfGE 103, 21-41 | Order of 14 December 2000 | 2 BvR 1741/99, 2 BvR 276/00, 2 BvR 2061/00 | DNA fingerprinting |
| BVerfGE 103, 41-43 | Order of 23 January 2001 | 2 BvQ 42/00 | Access to files in order to prepare proceedings for the prohibition of a political party – preliminary injunction |
| BVerfGE 103, 44-72 | Judgment of 24 January 2001 | 1 BvR 2623/95, 1 BvR 622/99 | TV and radio recordings during court hearings |
| BVerfGE 103, 72-81 | Judgment of 24 January 2001 | 1 BvR 2623/95, 1 BvR 622/99 | Dissenting opinion of Justices Kühling, Hohmann-Dennhardt, Hoffmann-Riem |
| BVerfGE 103, 81-89 | Order of 24 January 2001 | 2 BvE 1/00 | Dispute between the Federation and the Länder: investigation proceedings against member of the Bundestag Pofalla |
| BVerfGE 103, 89-111 | Judgment of 6 February 2001 | 1 BvR 12/92 | Judicial review of agreements made in a marriage contract before marriage with a pregnant woman |
| BVerfGE 103, 111-142 | Judgment of 8 February 2001 | 2 BvF 1/00 | Electoral scrutiny in Hesse |
| BVerfGE 103, 142-164 | Judgment of 20 February 2001 | 2 BvR 1444/00 | Search of a home in case of danger requiring immediate action |
| BVerfGE 103, 164-172 | Order of 8 March 2001 | 2 BvK 1/97 | Start of the period for lodging an application in constitutional disputes within a Land in cases of ongoing statutory omission |
| BVerfGE 103, 172-195 | Order of 20 March 2001 | 1 BvR 491/96 | Age limit for licensing doctors in the statutory health insurance system |
| BVerfGE 103, 195-197 | Order of 21 March 2001 | 1 BvR 2307/94 | Application for correction of the facts stated in a Federal Constitutional Court judgment |
| BVerfGE 103, 197-225 | Judgment of 3 April 2001 | 1 BvR 2014/95 | Care Insurance Act: obligation of persons insured under the private health insurance system to obtain private care insurance |
| BVerfGE 103, 225-241 | Judgment of 3 April 2001 | 1 BvR 81/98 | Exclusions of persons without health insurance from statutory care insurance |
| BVerfGE 103, 242-271 | Judgment of 3 April 2001 | 1 BvR 1629/94 | Care insurance contributions for members of statutory care insurance who care for and raise children |
| BVerfGE 103, 271-293 | Judgment of 3 April 2001 | 1 BvR 1681/94, 1 BvR 2491/94, 1 BvR 24/95 | Contribution rates in statutory and private care insurance |
| BVerfGE 103, 293-309 | Order of 3 April 2001 | 1 BvL 32/97 | The counting of limited periods of time spent in medical rehabilitation as paid leave was constitutional |
| BVerfGE 103, 310-332 | Order of 4 April 2001 | 2 BvL 7/98 | Disregarding employment periods served in the GDR public sector in cases of subsequent employment with the Ministry for State Security or the Office for National Security when calculating seniority for salary purposes is constitutional |
| BVerfGE 103, 332-391 | Order of 7 March 2001 | 2 BvK 1/00 | Schleswig-Holstein Land Nature Conservation Act |
| BVerfGE 103, 392-405 | Order of 22 May 2001 | 1 BvL 4/96 | Minimum threshold for calculating contributions to statutory health insurance of self-employed persons insured on a voluntary basis |
Volume 102
Decisions
| BVerfGE 102, 1-25 | Order of 16 February 2000 | 1 BvR 242/91, 1 BvR 315/99 | Liability of property owners to remediate hazardous or contaminated land |
| BVerfGE 102, 26-40 | Judgment of 16 February 2000 | 1 BvR 420/97 | Use of live cells in the preparation of medicinal products made by doctors |
| BVerfGE 102, 41-63 | Judgment of 14 March 2000 | 1 BvR 284/96, 1 BvR 1659/96 | Unequal pensions paid to victims of war in the former West and East German Länder |
| BVerfGE 102, 63-67 | Judgment of 14 March 2000 | 1 BvR 284/96, 1 BvR 1659/96 | Dissenting opinion of Justices Kühling, Jaeger and Hohmann-Dennhardt |
| BVerfGE 102, 68-99 | Order of 15 March 2000 | 1 BvL 16/96, 1 BvL 17/96, 1 BvL 18/96 inter alia | Requirements for pensioners’ access to statutory health insurance |
| BVerfGE 102, 99-122 | Order of 29 March 2000 | 2 BvL 3/96 | Obligation to obtain a licence to treat and store excluded waste – North Rhine-Westphalia Land Waste Act |
| BVerfGE 102, 122-126 | Order of 10 May 2000 | 1 BvR 539/96 | Self-recusal of the Vice-President |
| BVerfGE 102, 127-146 | Order of 24 May 2000 | 1 BvL 1/98, 1 BvL 4/98, 1 BvL 15/99 | Not taking into account one-off payments when calculating benefits is incompatible with the Basic Law |
| BVerfGE 102, 147-166 | Order of 7 June 2000 | 2 BvL 1/97 | European banana regime; reasons submitted in respect of a referral for an asserted violation of the Basic Law by secondary EU law |
| BVerfGE 102, 167-175 | Judgment of 3 July 2000 | 2 BvG 1/96 | Instructions given by the Federation to the Land Schleswig-Holstein regarding downgrading a federal road to a Land road under Land law |
| BVerfGE 102, 176-192 | Order of 3 July 2000 | 2 BvK 3/98 | Citizens’ initiative “Free Schools” in Schleswig-Holstein |
| BVerfGE 102, 192-197 | Order of 12 July 2000 | 2 BvF 1/00 | Judicial bias of a Federal Constitutional Court Justice |
| BVerfGE 102, 197-224 | Order of 19 July 2000 | 1 BvR 539/96 | Operation of public casinos – Baden-Württemberg |
| BVerfGE 102, 224-245 | Judgment of 21 July 2000 | 2 BvH 3/91 | Allowance paid in addition to basic compensation for members of the Landtag with special parliamentary functions – Thuringia |
| BVerfGE 102, 245-253 | Order of 21 July 2000 2 BvH 4/91 | 2 BvH 4/91 | Inadmissible application in Land Organstreit proceedings; compensation and benefits for the members of the Rhineland-Palatinate Landtag |
| BVerfGE 102, 254-346 | Judgment of 22 November 2000 | 1 BvR 2307/94, 1 BvR 1120/95, 1 BvR 1408/95 inter alia | Provisions of the Indemnification and Compensation Act regarding compensation for injustices related to expropriation |
| BVerfGE 102, 347-369 | Judgment of 12 December 2000 | 1 BvR 1762/95, 1 BvR 1787/95 | Benetton advertisements |
| BVerfGE 102, 370-400 | Judgment of 19 December 2000 | 2 BvR 1500/97 | Jehovah’s Witnesses |
Volume 101
Decisions
| BVerfGE 101, 1-45 | Judgment of 6 July 1999 | 2 BvF 3/90 | Hen Keeping Ordinance |
| BVerfGE 101, 46-53 | Order of 6 July 1999 | 2 BvF 2/98, 2 BvF 3/98, 2 BvF 1/99, 2 BvF 2/99 | Judicial bias of a Federal Constitutional Court Justice |
| BVerfGE 101, 54-105 | Order of 14 July 1999 | 1 BvR 995/95, 1 BvR 2288/95, 1 BvR 2711/95 | Transferring GDR-established rights on the use of third-party land to the Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) – Law of Obligations Adjustment Act |
| BVerfGE 101, 106-132 | Order of 27 October 1999 | 1 BvR 385/90 | An administrative authority’s obligation to submit the administrative files necessary to conduct judicial review of its decisions |
| BVerfGE 101, 132-141 | Order of 29 October 1999 | 2 BvR 1264/90 | Value added tax for self-employed eurhythmic therapists |
| BVerfGE 101, 141-151 | Order of 9 November 1999 | 2 BvL 5/95 | Compensation fund for employers for paying employees on leave for youth work |
| BVerfGE 101, 151-158 | Order of 10 November 1999 | 2 BvR 2861/93 | Exemption from value added tax of medical services provided by a hospital organised as a limited liability company |
| BVerfGE 101, 158-238 | Judgment of 11 November 1999 | 2 BvF 2/98, 2 BvF 3/98, 2 BvF 1/99, 2 BvF 2/99 | Financial equalisation among the Länder |
| BVerfGE 101, 239-274 | Judgment of 23 November 1999 | 1 BvF 1/94 | Deadline for excluding restitution because of good-faith acquisition under the Property Act |
| BVerfGE 101, 275-297 | Judgment of 7 December 1999 | 2 BvR 1533/94 | Rehabilitation under criminal law of a person charged with desertion by a GDR military tribunal |
| BVerfGE 101, 297-312 | Judgment of 7 December 1999 | 2 BvR 301/98 | Restrictions on tax deductions for a home office |
| BVerfGE 101, 312-331 | Judgment of 14 December 1999 | 1 BvR 1327/98 | Rules of Professional Practice for Lawyers and a lawyer’s application for a judgment by default |
| BVerfGE 101, 331-360 | Order of 15 December 1999 | 1 BvR 1904/95, 1 BvR 602/96, 1 BvR 1032/96, u.a. | Remuneration for professional guardians |
| BVerfGE 101, 361-396 | Judgment of 15 December 1999 | 1 BvR 653/96 | Publication of photos from the everyday and private lives of celebrities – Princess Caroline of Monaco |
| BVerfGE 101, 397-410 | Order of 18 January 2000 | 1 BvR 321/96 | Procedure for approval by the probate court of a land transaction concluded by the estate administrator |
Volume 100
Decisions
| BVerfGE 100, 1-59 | Judgment of 28 April 1999 | 1 BvL 32/95, 1 BvR 2105/95 | Transfer of pension entitlements from supplementary and special pension systems of the former GDR to the statutory pension scheme of reunited Germany (so-called systemic decision; limiting the overall amount for members of certain supplementary pension systems) |
| BVerfGE 100, 59-104 | Judgment of 28 April 1999 | 1 BvL 22/95, 1 BvL 34/95 | Transfer of pension entitlements from supplementary and special pension systems of the former GDR to the statutory pension scheme of reunited Germany (lowering the pay or income taken into account for pensions in cases where individuals were members of “state- or system-related” pension systems or exercised “system-related functions”) |
| BVerfGE 100, 104-137 | Judgment of 28 April 1999 | 1 BvR 1926/96, 1 BvR 485/97 | Transfer of pension entitlements from supplementary and special pension systems of the former GDR to the statutory pension scheme of reunited Germany (calculation of existing pension entitlements from periods of membership in supplementary or special pension systems in accordance with the Sixth Book of the Code of Social Law – supplementary pensions for doctors and dentists) |
| BVerfGE 100, 138-195 | Judgment of 28 April 1999 | 1 BvL 11/94, 1 BvL 33/95, 1 BvR 1560/97 | Transfer of pension entitlements from supplementary and special pension systems of the former GDR to the statutory pension scheme of reunited Germany (entitlements for members of special pension systems created for members of the Ministry for State Security and the Office of National Security) |
| BVerfGE 100, 195-208 | Order of 2 February 1999 | 1 BvL 8/97 | Using only the standard rateable value of a property to ascertain a student’s assets when calculating their needs-based financial support is unconstitutional |
| BVerfGE 100, 209-214 | Order of 2. Februar 1999 | 2 BvM 1/98 | Admissibility of a referral regarding the rules of international law (nuclear weapons) |
| BVerfGE 100, 214-225 | Order of 24. Februar 1999 | 1 BvR 123/93 | On the exclusion of trade union members who run on a competing list in works council elections |
| BVerfGE 100, 226-248 | Order of 2 March 1999 | 1 BvL 7/91 | Consideration of the property owner’s interests in a decision on the demolition of a historic building (Rhineland-Palatinate) |
| BVerfGE 100, 249-263 | Order of 2 March 1999 | 2 BvF 1/94 | General administrative provisions regarding the execution of federal law by the Länder can only be enacted by the Federal Government (Cabinet) with the Bundesrat’s consent (Act on Securing the Use of Coal for Electricity Generation and Amending the Nuclear Energy Act and the Act on the Sale of Electricity to the Grid) |
| BVerfGE 100, 263-265 | Order of 11 March 1999 | 2 BvR 1206/98 | Execution order by the Federal Constitutional Court after successful constitutional complaint; no predetermination of a future decision when proceedings have not been concluded (child re-abduction) |
| BVerfGE 100, 266-270 | Order of 25 March 1999 | 2 BvE 5/99 | Admissibility of applications in Organstreit proceedings (application of the political party Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus regarding the Kosovo mission of the Bundeswehr) |
| BVerfGE 100, 271-288 | Order of 27 April 1999 | 1 BvR 2203/93, 1 BvR 897/95 | Pay gap requirement for job creation schemes |
| BVerfGE 100, 289-313 | Order of 27 April 1999 | 1 BvR 1613/94 | Adequate compensation for external or former shareholders when concluding affiliation agreements and when incorporating stock corporations |
| BVerfGE 100, 313-403 | Judgment of 14 July 1999 | 1 BvL 2226/94, 2420, 2437/95 | Powers of the Federal Intelligence Service to monitor telecommunications |