Visit by a delegation of the Supreme Court of Denmark to the Federal Constitutional Court

Press Release No. 25/2018 of 19 April 2018

A delegation of the Supreme Court of Denmark, headed by its President Thomas Rørdam, visited the Federal Constitutional Court from 17 to 19 April 2018. The visitors were received by President Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Andreas Voßkuhle, Vice-President Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Kirchhof and other Justices of the Federal Constitutional Court. The topics addressed in the expert discussions included the relationship between the ECHR and domestic law, the impact of the ECJ’s case-law on national apex courts as well as the review of constitutionality exercised by domestic courts. In addition, the visit provided an opportunity to exchange information on the recent case-law of both courts.

Visit by a delegation of the Supreme Court of Denmark to the Federal Constitutional Court
Source: © Gustavo Alàbiso

Back row (left to right): Justice Jan Schans Christensen, Justice Jon Stokholm, BVR Prof. Dr. Andreas L. Paulus, Justice Lars Hjortnæs, Justice Kristian Korfits Nielsen, Justice Jens Peter Christensen

Third row (left to right): BVR Prof. Dr. Johannes Masing, BVRin Dr. Yvonne Ott, Justice Kurt Rasmussen, Justice Michael Rekling, Justice Henrik Waaben, BVRin Prof. Dr. Christine Langenfeld, BVR Dr. Ulrich Maidowski, Justice Vibeke Rønne, Justice Poul Dahl Jensen

Second row (left to right): BVRin Monika Hermanns, Justice Lars Apostoli, Justice Oliver Talevski, Justice Lene Pagter Kristensen, Justice Anne Louise Bormann, BVRin Prof. Dr. Doris König

Front row (left to right): BVR Prof. Dr. Peter M. Huber, President Thomas Peter Rørdam, President Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Andreas Voßkuhle, Justice Marianne Højgaard Pedersen, Justice Jens Kruse Mikkelsen, Justice Hanne Hesselbjerg Schmidt