The Federal Constitutional Court

Announcements

Andre Bucher
Die Gerechtigkeit
(Justice)

03/02/2010

Pronouncement of judgment in the case "data retention"
[Press release (German)]

Recent decisions and press releases available in English

03/02/2010

Data retention unconstitutional in its present form
[ Press Release ]

02/09/2010

Standard benefits paid according to the Second Book of the Code of Social Law ("Hartz IV legislation") not constitutional
[ Press Release ]

12/01/2009

Opening of shops in Berlin on all four Sundays in advent is not constitutional
[ Press Release ]

11/17/2009

§ 130.4 of the Criminal Code is compatible with Article 5.1 and 5.2 of the Basic Law
[ Press Release ]

11/03/2009

Adding of child benefit to tax liability according to § 31 sentence 5 and § 36.2 sentence 1 of the Income Tax Act even if it is not set off against maintenance payments is compatible with the Basic Law
[ Press Release ]

10/23/2009

Organstreit proceedings brought by the Left parliamentary group on the Bundeswehr deployment in Kosovo unsuccessful
[ Press Release ]

10/22/2009

Unequal treatment of marriages and registered civil partnerships concerning survivor’s pensions under an occupational pension scheme (VBL) unconstitutional
[ Press Release ]

10/15/2009

Submission by the Federal Finance Court on the question of the taxation of life annuities is inadmissible
[ Press Release ]

10/12/2009

Another successful constitutional complaint against decisions granting extradition
[ Press Release ]

10/06/2009

Minimum contribution collected according to § 16 of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority Act is constitutional
[ Press Release ]

09/08/2009

Motion for a temporary injunction against a deportation under the Dublin II procedure successful
[ Press Release ]

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