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Visit of a delegation of the Federal Social Court to the Federal Constitutional Court

Press Release No. 37/2018 of 15 May 2018


A delegation of the Federal Social Court (Bundessozialgericht), headed by its President Dr. Rainer Schlegel, visited the Federal Constitutional Court on 14 May 2018. The visitors were received by President Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Andreas Voßkuhle and other Justices of the Federal Constitutional Court. The topics addressed in the expert discussions included “fair conduct and excessive length of court proceedings” as well as “legal protection and abuse of legal rights”. In addition to the Code of Conduct for the Justices of the Federal Constitutional Court, it was discussed whether a set of con-stitutional provisions governing social matters (and their financing) is necessary.

Visit of a delegation of the Federal Social Court to the Federal Constitutional Court Visit of a delegation of the Federal Social Court to the Federal Constitutional CourtVisit of a delegation of the Federal Social Court to the Federal Constitutional Court
Source: © Bundesverfassungsgericht Tobias Kuberski

Fifth row: Vorsitzender Richter am Bundessozialgericht Prof. Dr. Ernst Hauck, BVR Dr. Josef Christ, Vorsitzender Richter am Bundessozialgericht Prof. Dr. Peter Becker, Vorsitzender Richter am Bundessozialgericht Pablo Coseriu, BVR Dr. Ulrich Maidowski, Vorsitzender Richter am Bundessozialgericht Dr. Josef Berchtold

Fourth row: BVRin Prof. Dr. Susanne Baer, LL.M., BVRin Dr. Yvonne Ott, BVRin Prof. Dr. Christine Langenfeld, Richterin am Bundessozialgericht Dr. Miriam Meßling, Richterin am Bundessozialgericht Susanne Hüttmann-Stoll

Third row: Vizepräsident des Bundessozialgerichts Prof. Dr. Thomas Voelzke, BVR Prof. Dr. Andreas Paulus, Vorsitzende Richterin am Bundessozialgericht Sabine Knickrehm, Richterin am Bundessozialgericht Dr. Ursula Waßer, BVR Prof. Dr. Gabriele Britz

Second row: BVRin Dr. Sibylle Kessal-Wulf, BVR Prof. Dr. Michael Eichberger, Vorsitzende Richterin am Bundessozialgericht Dr. Elke Roos, Vorsitzender Richter am Bundessozialgericht Prof. Dr. Ulrich Wenner

First row: Präsident des Bundesverfassungsgericht Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Andreas Voßkuhle, Präsident des Bundessozialgerichts Prof. Dr. Rainer Schlegel