Volume 59
| Reference | Decision | File reference | Decision Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVerfGE 59, 1-36 | Order of 3 November 1981 | 1 BvR 632/80, 1 BvR 909/80, 1 BvR 936/80 inter alia | Changes to the selection process for prospective medical students; transitional rules (‘wait time oriented lottery’) for long-term waitlisted candidates; inadmissibility of constitutional complaints directly challenging provisions relating to the awarding of places at university |
| BVerfGE 59, 36-52 | Order of 10 November 1981 | 1 BvL 18/77, 1 BvL 19/77 | Constitutionality of the Federal Social Court’s case-law on the reasonableness of other occupations in assessing inability to work; classification of occupations by varying levels of ability |
| BVerfGE 59, 52-63 | Order of 10 November 1981 | 1 BvR 894/78 | No financial assistance available under the Youth Welfare Act for grandparents raising their grandchildren |
| BVerfGE 59, 63-95 | Order of 10 November 1981 | 2 BvR 1058/79 | Design of legal protections for employees of Eurocontrol; jurisdiction of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization |
| BVerfGE 59, 95-98 | Order of 10 November 1981 | 2 BvR 1118/80 | Searches of private homes by law enforcement in accordance with the general principle of proportionality; constitutional complaint against execution of a search warrant |
| BVerfGE 59, 98-104 | Order of 10 November 1981 | 2 BvR 1060/81 | Objectively arbitrary denial of an appeal on points of law challenging conviction and sentencing made without a request by the public prosecution office as to the appeal of the sentence (§ 349 Code of Criminal Procedure) |
| BVerfGE 59, 104-119 | Order of 24 November 1981 | 2 BvL 4/80 | Definition of ‘executive staff’ in the Works Constitution Act |
| BVerfGE 59, 119-128 | Order of 24 November 1981 | 2 BvC 1/81 | Constitutionality of voting by post |
| BVerfGE 59, 128-172 | Order of 16 December 1981 | 1 BvR 898/79, 1 BvR 1132/79, 1 BvR 1150/79 inter alia | Requirement of a ‘commitment to German identity’ in the Federal Expellees Act; protection of legitimate expectations in regard to the confiscation of displaced persons’ identification cards |
| BVerfGE 59, 172-215 | Order of 21 October 1981 | 1 BvR 802/78, 1 BvR 839/78, 1 BvR 841/78 inter alia | Denial of an available place for pre-clinical medical studies due to uncertainty as to the availability of a place for the completion of the qualifying medical degree |
| BVerfGE 59, 216-231 | Order of 12 January 1982 | 2 BvR 113/81 | Renewed change to municipality name previously determined by law as part of a comprehensive local government reform |
| BVerfGE 59, 231-274 | Order of 13 January 1982 | 1 BvR 848/77, 1 BvR 1047/77, 1 BvR 916/78 inter alia | Consideration of the freedom of broadcasters in determining whether the relationships between radio stations and certain ‘freelancers’ involved in programming are to be classified as permanent employment relationships |
| BVerfGE 59, 275-279 | Order of 26 January 1982 | 1 BvR 1295/80, 1 BvR 201/81, 1 BvR 881/81 inter alia | Violation of the requirement of wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle as an administrative offence |
| BVerfGE 59, 280-287 | Order of 26 January 1982 | 2 BvR 856/81 | Preliminary injunction; suspension of an order of a Higher Regional Court on the admissibility of an extradition of an Austrian citizen to Italy based on a conviction and a life sentence issued by a Florentine court in absentia for a bomb attack |
| BVerfGE 59, 287-302 | Order of 27 January 1982 | 1 BvR 562/78 | In exceptional cases, voluntary contributions to the statutory pension insurance scheme made at the time of the onset of disability can have the effect of reducing the pension amount |
| BVerfGE 59, 302-329 | Order of 27 January 1982 | 1 BvR 807/80 | Commercial payroll accounting conducted by persons who have passed the commercial assistant examination; advertising for the activities of making business accounts and conducting ongoing payroll accounting |
| BVerfGE 59, 330-335 | Order of 9 February 1982 | 1 BvR 799/78 | Violation of the right to be heard; use of preclusive provisions in enforcement proceedings pursuant to § 890 of the Code of Civil Procedure |
| BVerfGE 59, 336-359 | Judgment of 9 February 1982 | 1 BvR 698/79, 1 BvR 771/79 | Right to choose whether to open hair salon on Saturday afternoons and Monday mornings |
| BVerfGE 59, 360-392 | Judgment of 9 February 1982 | 1 BvR 845/79 | Right of parents to information on school practices that adversely affect their right to educate their children; confidentiality obligation of school counsellor in exceptional situations (School Administrative Act of Bremen) |
Volume 58
| Reference | Decision | File reference | Decision title |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVerfGE 58, 1-45 | Order of 23 June 1981 | 2 BvR 1107/77, 2 BvR 1124/77, 2 BvR 195/79 | International jurisdiction of Belgian courts over fee claims by Eurocontrol |
| BVerfGE 58, 45-67 | Order of 23 June 1981 | 2 BvL 14/79 | Land law revocation of statutory duties of a water and land district covering municipalities from a single association and transfer of those duties to the association itself (Schleswig-Holstein) |
| BVerfGE 58, 68-81 | Order of 23 June 1981 | 2 BvR 1067/80 | No constitutional guarantee of present system of healthcare coverage for civil servants and beneficiaries |
| BVerfGE 58, 81-136 | Order of 1 July 1981 | 1 BvR 874/77, 1 BvR 322/78, 1 BvR 324/78 inter alia | Limits to the credit allocated to technical school or university studies in the public pension scheme for persons who voluntarily joined the scheme as a compulsorily insured after 1972 or made use of the ability to make subsequent contributions on that basis |
| BVerfGE 58, 81-136 | Order of 1 July 1981 | 1 BvR 874/77, 1 BvR 322/78, 1 BvR 324/78 inter alia | Dissenting opinion of President Benda and Justice Katzenstein |
| BVerfGE 58, 137-152 | Order of 14 July 1981 | 1 BvL 24/78 | Obligation to provide a reference copy of a costly, limited edition publication to state libraries without compensation |
| BVerfGE 58, 153-159 | Order of 14 July 1981 | 1 BvL 28/80 | Inadmissibility of a referral (from a court) pursuant to Art. 100(1) of the Basic Law (relevance of the question to the underlying proceedings; Maternity Protection Act) |
| BVerfGE 58, 159-163 | Order of 14 July 1981 | 1 BvR 575/80 | Requirement of a finding of fault when imposing sanctions pursuant to § 890(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure |
| BVerfGE 58, 163-168 | Order of 6 October 1981 | 2 BvR 1290/80 | Factually untenable and objectively arbitrary decision of a lower court as a violation of Art. 3(1) of the Basic Law |
| BVerfGE 58, 169-170 | Order of 6 October 1981 | 2 BvC 3/81 | Electoral complaint (brought by political parties; prior objection made in the Bundestag) |
| BVerfGE 58, 170-171 | Order of 6 October 1981 | 2 BvC 4/81 | Electoral complaint (joinder by 100 eligible voters) |
| BVerfGE 58, 172-174 | Order of 6 October 1981 | 2 BvC 5/81 | Electoral complaint (joinder by 100 eligible voters) |
| BVerfGE 58, 175-176 | Order of 6 October 1981 | 2 BvC 7/81 | Electoral complaint (joinder by 100 eligible voters) |
| BVerfGE 58, 174-175 | Order of 6 October 1981 | 2 BvC 6/81 | Electoral complaint (joinder by 100 eligible voters) |
| BVerfGE 58, 176-177 | Order of 6 October 1981 | 2 BvC 8/81 | Electoral complaint (alleged electoral error influencing the allocation of seats in the Bundestag) |
| BVerfGE 58, 177-201 | Order of 6 October 1981 | 2 BvR 384/81 | Ineligibility of executive public employee of a district to serve on the council of a municipality belonging to the district (Lower Saxony) |
| BVerfGE 58, 202-208 | Order of 7 October 1981 | 2 BvC 2/81 | Right of a German civil servant of the European Communities to vote |
| BVerfGE 58, 208-233 | Order of 7 October 1981 | 2 BvR 1194/80 | Confinement of a mentally ill patient in a psychiatric hospital; right of the patient to a hearing prior to issuance of a non-appealable temporary order of confinement |
| BVerfGE 58, 233-256 | Order of 20 October 1981 | 1 BvR 404/78 | Ability to demand concessions from counterpart in labour disputes as a requirement for recognition as a union and party to collective bargaining |
| BVerfGE 58, 257-283 | Order of 20 October 1981 | 1 BvR 640/80 | On whether rules for the expulsion of students from school due to poor academic performance must be specified in statutory provisions |
| BVerfGE 58, 283-300 | Order of 20 October 1981 | 2 BvR 201/80 | Failure to meet the minimum rate in the statutory fee schedule for architects and engineers |
| BVerfGE 58, 300-353 | Order of 15 July 1981 | 1 BvL 77/78 | Administrative restrictions on property owner’s ground water rights (Federal Water Act; gravel mining; gravel quarrying at groundwater level) |
| BVerfGE 58, 353-357 | Order of 21 October 1981 | 1 BvR 1024/79 | Violation of the right to be heard (addressing key factual contentions in the reasons of the decision) |
| BVerfGE 58, 358-369 | Order of 21 October 1981 | 1 BvR 52/81 | Obligation to establish an employment relationship to make amends for damages caused as a condition of probation in the context of a suspended sentence |
| BVerfGE 58, 369-377 | Order of 22 October 1981 | 1 BvR 1369/79 | Interpretation of the rules relating to the recognition of occupational diseases in § 551 of the Reich Insurance Code |
| BVerfGE 58, 377-400 | Order of 3 November 1981 | 1 BvL 11/77, 1 BvL 85/78, 1 BvR 47/81 | Early settlement of inheritance for children born outside of marriage |
Volume 57
| Reference | Decision | File reference | Decision title |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVerfGE 57, 1-9 | Order of 25 March 1981 | 2 BvE 1/79 | Inadmissibility of a complaint in Organstreit proceedings and of a constitutional complaint challenging the Federal Government’s answer to a Minor Interpellation on the anti-constitutional objectives of the political party Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD) |
| BVerfGE 57, 9-28 | Order of 25 March 1981 | 2 BvR 1258/79 | Legal protection in connection with extradition request |
| BVerfGE 57, 29-39 | Order of 7 April 1981 | 2 BvR 446/80 | Prohibition on wearing uniforms at political events |
| BVerfGE 57, 39-43 | Order of 7 April 1981 | 2 BvR 911/80 | Reversal of Local Court decision due to violation of Art. 3(1) of the Basic Law because of a manifestly untenable assessment of a party’s submission |
| BVerfGE 57, 43-70 | Order of 7 April 1981 | 2 BvR 1210/80 | Prohibition of retired high level civil servants from serving on municipal councils |
| BVerfGE 57, 70-107 | Order of 8 April 1981 | 1 BvR 608/79 | Reconciling the requirement to provide the best possible treatment to patients in university hospitals with the guarantee of academic freedom for teaching physicians who provide the treatment (Hessian University Act) |
| BVerfGE 57, 107-117 | Order of 29 April 1981 | 1 BvL 11/78 | Differing treatment of those entitled to compensation under the earlier version of the Federal Epidemic Act |
| BVerfGE 57, 117-121 | Order of 29 April 1981 | 1 BvR 159/80 | Effectiveness of submission to court in complying with a deadline |
| BVerfGE 57, 121-139 | Order of 13 May 1981 | 1 BvR 610/77, 1 BvR 451/80 | No authority for lawyers to be designated as ‘specialist in administrative law’ |
| BVerfGE 57, 139-170 | Judgment of 26 May 1981 | 1 BvL 56/78, 1 BvL 57/78, 1 BvL 58/78 | Provisions of the Severely Disabled Persons Act on the compulsory job quota and on the design and use of the compensation levy |
| BVerfGE 57, 170-182 | Order of 5 February 1981 | 2 BvR 646/80 | Monitoring of postal correspondence in remand detention between detainees and their parents |
| BVerfGE 57, 182-204 | Order of 5 February 1981 | 2 BvR 646/80 | Dissenting opinion of Justice Hirsch |
| BVerfGE 57, 204-220 | Order of 5 February 1981 | 2 BvR 646/80 | Dissenting opinion of Justice Wand |
| BVerfGE 57, 220-220 | Order of 5 February 1981 | 2 BvR 646/80 | Dissenting opinion of Justice Niebler |
| BVerfGE 57, 220-249 | Order of 17 February 19 | 2 BvR 384/78 | Access of external trade union representatives to charitable church organisations |
| BVerfGE 57, 250-295 | Order of 26 May 1981 | 2 BvR 215/81 | Criminal liability of working as an agent for an intelligence service; statements in judgment based on the written testimony of an ‘unavailable’ witness who was only questioned in writing; ‘hearsay witnesses’ |
| BVerfGE 57, 295-335 | Judgment of 16 June 1981 | 1 BvL 89/78 | Requirements for private broadcasting (Saarland) |
| BVerfGE 57, 335-346 | Order of 16 June 1981 | 1 BvL 129/78 | Classification of lower contribution rates for female contributors to public pension insurance for the first five mandatory years of contribution |
| BVerfGE 57, 346-360 | Order of 16 June 1981 | 1 BvR 1094/80 | Requirement of a judicial authorisation for search of an apartment by enforcement officers of the tax office under Art. 13(2) of the Basic Law; scope of review and guarantee of the right to be heard in the context of a search warrant |
| BVerfGE 57, 361-394 | Judgment of 14 July 1981 | 1 BvL 28/77, 1 BvL 48/79, 1 BvL 154/79 inter alia | Maintenance claims of divorced or separated spouses under the First Act to Reform Marriage Law, hardship clauses for care and raising of shared child by spouse entitled to maintenance; supplementary claim of a gainfully employed divorced spouse; new maintenance rules also applicable to ‘old’ marriages |
Volume 56
| Reference | Decision | File reference | Decision title |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVerfGE 56, 1-22 | Order of 8 January 1981 | 2 BvL 3/77, 2 BvL 9/77 | Pensions for residents of East Germany pursuant to the Federal Pensions Act (‘partial pension’) |
| BVerfGE 56, 22-37 | Order of 8 January 1981 | 2 BvR 873/80 | Criminal act within the meaning of Art. 103(3) of the Basic Law (committed in conjunction with membership in a criminal organisation) |
| BVerfGE 56, 37-54 | Order of 13 January 1981 | 1 BvR 116/77 | Debtor’s obligation to provide information in bankruptcy proceedings |
| BVerfGE 56, 54-87 | Order of 14 January 1981 | 1 BvR 612/72 | Exhaustion of recourse to ordinary courts prior to making claim in constitutional courts due to an administrative body’s failure to act (Düsseldorf-Lohausen airport); legislator’s obligation to improve law regarding the reduction of aircraft noise |
| BVerfGE 56, 87-99 | Order of 20 January 1981 | 2 BvR 993/77 | Remuneration of judges (classification of head of Bavarian Labour Courts) |
| BVerfGE 56, 99-110 | Order of 20 January 1981 | 2 BvR 632/78 | Inapplicability of a municipal prohibition of representation in a legal dispute (Municipal Code of North Rhine-Westphalia) to a lawyer associated in an office partnership with a municipal councillor |
| BVerfGE 56, 110-128 | Order of 20 January 1981 | 2 BvL 2/80 | On civil servants in the higher intermediate justice service performing public prosecution duties (as a subsidiary office) as regional representatives of the public prosecution office (Lower Saxony) |
| BVerfGE 56, 128-139 | Order of 28 January 1981 | 1 BvL 131/78 | Inadmissibility of a judicial referral; opinion of the referring Finance Court is manifestly untenable (forfeiture of right to year-end adjustment of wage taxes due to culpable failure to file within the deadline) |
| BVerfGE 56, 139-146 | Order of 28 January 1981 | 1 BvR 650/80 | Granting of separate fee waiver in regard to the execution of compulsory enforcement procedures |
| BVerfGE 56, 146-175 | Order of 4 February 1981 | 2 BvR 570/76, 2 BvR 571/76, 2 BvR 629/76 inter alia | Transition of high-level judicial officials to new remuneration scheme in Second Act on the Harmonisation and Revision of the Law Governing the Remuneration of Civil Servants |
| BVerfGE 56, 175-185 | Order of 4 February 1981 | 2 BvR 590/76 | Transition of lead public prosecutors (Baden-Württemberg) to the office of public prosecutors pursuant to new law on remuneration |
| BVerfGE 56, 185-187 | Order of 5 February 1981 | 2 BvR 1304/80 | Preliminary injunction; granting of fee waiver and appointment of lawyer for indigent defendant in private defamation litigation |
| BVerfGE 56, 187-192 | Order of 5 February 1981 | 2 BvR 1304/80 | Dissenting opinion of Justice Hirsch |
| BVerfGE 56, 192-216 | Order of 11 February 1981 | 1 BvR 303/78 | Prohibition on classifying university employee who was qualified as a professor and was primarily engaged in professorial tasks as a research assistant |
| BVerfGE 56, 216-244 | Order of 25 February 1981 | 1 BvR 413/80, 1 BvR 768/80, 1 BvR 820/80 | Unconstitutionality of measures by immigration authorities to terminate right to residency on the basis of manifest abuses of law in the application for asylum prior to formal proceedings under the then-applicable statutory provisions |
| BVerfGE 56, 244-246 | Order of 28 February 1981 | 1 BvR 233/81 | Preliminary injunction; immediate execution of ban on demonstrations (Brokdorf) |
| BVerfGE 56, 247-249 | Order of 4 March 1981 | 2 BvR 195/81 | Seizure of photographs and negatives taken by media organisation’s own employees |
| BVerfGE 56, 249-266 | Order of 10 March 1981 | 1 BvR 92/71, 1 BvR 96/71 | Expropriation legal only when conducted pursuant to an expropriation statute that is validly enacted within the constitutional division of powers for the respective competent legislator (Dürkheim gondola) |
| BVerfGE 56, 266-296 | Order of 10 March 1981 | 1 BvR 92/71, 1 BvR 96/71 | Dissenting opinion of Justice Böhmer |
| BVerfGE 56, 296-297 | Order of 4 November 1980 | 1 BvR 92/71 | Continuation of constitutional complaint in the event of the sale of the property that is the subject of an expropriation order challenged under constitutional law |
| BVerfGE 56, 298-324 | Order of 7 October 1980 | 2 BvR 584/76, 2 BvR 598/76, 2 BvR 599/76 inter alia | Establishment of a noise protection zone by federal regulation for areas surrounding military air bases (Memmingen military air base) |
| BVerfGE 56, 324-347 | Order of 7 October 1980 | 2 BvR 584/76, 2 BvR 598/76, 2 BvR 599/76 inter alia | Dissenting opinion of Justices Wand and Niebler |
| BVerfGE 56, 347-353 | Order of 7 October 1980 | 2 BvR 584/76, 2 BvR 598/76, 2 BvR 599/76 inter alia | Dissenting opinion of Justice Hirsch |
| BVerfGE 56, 353-363 | Order of 11 March 1981 | 2 BvR 441/77 | Inclusion of supplemental allowance for judges in linear salary increases |
| BVerfGE 56, 363-395 | Judgment of 24 March 1981 | 1 BvR 1516/78, 1 BvR 964/80, 1 BvR 1337/80 | No joint custody of child between mother and father who are unmarried even if the parents live together with their child and the mother consents; constitutionality of the statutory arrangement of unmarried father’s right of contact with his child |
| BVerfGE 56, 396-411 | Order of 24 March 1981 | 2 BvR 215/81 | Preliminary injunction; loss of right to hold public office and vote due to activity as a secret foreign agent |
Volume 55
| Reference | Decision | File reference | Decision title |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVerfGE 55, 1-7 | Order of 9 July 1980 | 2 BvR 701/80 | Preliminary injunction (Munich Airport planning approval order II; denial of expert testimony) |
| BVerfGE 55, 7-28 | Order of 15 July 1980 | 1 BvR 24/74, 1 BvR 439/79 | Declaration of general applicability of collective bargaining agreements to joint institutions of the contracting parties |
| BVerfGE 55, 28-32 | Order of 15 August 1980 | 2 BvR 495/80 | Court-ordered supervision of offenders (after completion of a prison sentence of at least two years) |
| BVerfGE 55, 32-36 | Order of 7 October 1980 | 1 BvL 88/78, 1 BvL 126/78 | Postponement of entry into effect of a declaration of leaving the church (Lower Saxony) |
| BVerfGE 55, 37-71 | Order of 7 October 1980 | 1 BvR 1289/78 | On the special influence exerted by university professors in collegial bodies due to the greater weight attached to their votes (Bremen) |
| BVerfGE 55, 72-95 | Order of 7 October 1980 | 1 BvL 50/79, 1 BvL 89/79, 1 BvR 240/79 | Exclusion on appeal on points of fact and law of claims and defences that were properly excluded in civil proceedings at the first instance |
| BVerfGE 55, 95-100 | Order of 7 October 1980 | 2 BvR 1581/79 | Denial of right to be heard; opportunity to respond to new submission by opposing party in written proceedings |
| BVerfGE 55, 100-114 | Order of 8 October 1980 | 1 BvL 122/78, 1 BvL 61/79, 1 BvL 21/77 | Legislative revision of a provision that was incompatible with the general guarantee of the right to equality under the Basic Law must apply retroactively (child bonus for social security benefits) |
| BVerfGE 55, 114-132 | Judgment of 21 October 1980 | 1 BvR 179/78, 1 BvR 464/78 | No marital compensation for a woman for her previously drawn widow’s pension in the event of a third marriage; no revival of widow’s pension after dissolution of third marriage |
| BVerfGE 55, 132-134 | Order of 21 October 1980 | 1 BvR 614/79 | No reimbursement of costs for parties who were entitled to submit a statement in constitutional complaint proceedings, but who were not involved in the initial proceedings |
| BVerfGE 55, 134-144 | Order of 21 October 1980 | 1 BvR 1284/79 | Provision mandating divorce without exception after five-year separation is unconstitutional |
| BVerfGE 55, 144-154 | Order of 22 October 1980 | 2 BvR 1172/79, 2 BvR 1238/79 | Obligation to provide information and access to documentation pursuant to the Act on Commercial Inland Waterway Transport |
| BVerfGE 55, 154-159 | Order of 22 October 1980 | 1 BvR 262/80 | Employment protection for pregnant employee who, through no fault of her own, did not inform employer of the existing pregnancy at the time of her dismissal |
| BVerfGE 55, 159-171 | Order of 5 November 1980 | 1 BvR 290/78 | No proof of firearms knowledge or completion of a shooting test required for applicants seeking a falconry license |
| BVerfGE 55, 171-184 | Order of 5 November 1980 | 1 BvR 349/80 | Consideration of the wishes of the child in a custody decision following the divorce of the parents and discretion of the court as to the question of in-person testimony of children under the age of 14 |
| BVerfGE 55, 185-204 | Order of 18 November 1980 | 1 BvR 228/73, 1 BvR 311/73 | Length of time in administrative duties needed in order for former civil servants and employees working at fiscal authorities to obtain exemption from tax consultant examination |
| BVerfGE 55, 205-206 | Order of 18 November 1980 | 1 BvR 194/78 | Decision not to admit appeal on points of law from Federal Court of Justice (Decision not to admit without reasons) |
| BVerfGE 55, 207-244 | Order of 25 November 1980 | 2 BvL 7/76, 2 BvL 8/76, 2 BvL 9/76 | Authorisation to establish ordinances regulating secondary occupations of civil servants (North Rhine-Westphalia) |
| BVerfGE 55, 244-249 | Order of 2 December 1980 | 1 BvR 1222/77 | Subsidiarity of a constitutional complaint challenging a statute (Modernisation and Energy Savings Act) |
| BVerfGE 55, 249-261 | Order of 2 December 1980 | 1 BvR 436/78, 1 BvR 437/78 | Payment requirements for permit to demolish obsolete housing despite intent to construct new or additional housing |
| BVerfGE 55, 261-273 | Order of 3 December 1980 | 1 BvR 409/80 | Conferral of the degree of ‘chartered engineer’ to graduates of universities of applied sciences |
| BVerfGE 55, 274-329 | Judgment of 10 December 1980 | 2 BvF 3/77 | Levy pursuant to Vocational Training Promotion Act |
| BVerfGE 55, 329-331 | Judgment of 10 December 1980 | 2 BvF 3/77 | Dissenting opinion of Justices Rinck, Steinberger and Träger |
| BVerfGE 55, 331-341 | Judgment of 10 December 1980 | 2 BvF 3/77 | Dissenting opinion of Justice Rottmann |
| BVerfGE 55, 341-345 | Judgment of 10 December 1980 | 2 BvF 3/77 | Dissenting opinion of Justice Hirsch |
| BVerfGE 55, 345-348 | Judgment of 10 December 1980 | 2 BvF 3/77 | Dissenting opinion of Justice Niebler |
| BVerfGE 55, 349-370 | Order of 16 December 1980 | 2 BvR 419/80 | Discretion of the Federal Government in granting protection from foreign states (Rudolf Hess) |
| BVerfGE 55, 370-372 | Order of 17 December 1980 | 1 BvL 50/80 | No competence for court officer to make referral to Federal Constitutional Court pursuant to Art. 100(1) of the Basic Law |
| BVerfGE 55, 372-397 | Order of 7 January 1981 | 2 BvR 401/76, 2 BvR 606/76 | Salary adjustment for judges in Hesse to the federal level of remuneration for judges |
Volume 54
| Reference | Decision | File reference | Decision title |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVerfGE 54, 1-11 | Order of 25 March 1980 | 2 BvL 9/79, 2 BvL 10/79 | Inadmissibility of referral for specific judicial review |
| BVerfGE 54, 11-39 | Order of 26 March 1980 | 1 BvR 121/76, 1 BvR 122/76 | Differentiated taxation of civil servant pensions and retirement benefits from public pension scheme and supplementary pension funds |
| BVerfGE 54, 39-42 | Order of 27 March 1980 | 2 BvR 316/80 | Admissibility of the selection of ‘model proceedings’ and temporary suspension of 5,500 remaining appeal proceedings against planning approval order |
| BVerfGE 54, 43-46 | Order of 15 April 1980 | 1 BvR 1365/78 | Denial of right to be heard; failure to consider essential party submissions |
| BVerfGE 54, 47-53 | Order of 15 April 1980 | 2 BvL 7/77 | Inadmissibility of referral for specific judicial review |
| BVerfGE 54, 53-75 | Order of 15 April 1980 | 2 BvR 842/77 | Citizenship of person expatriated during Nazi regime |
| BVerfGE 54, 75-79 | Order of 15 April 1980 | 2 BvR 842/77 | Dissenting opinion of Justice Hirsch |
| BVerfGE 54, 80-86 | Order of 15 April 1980 | 2 BvR 461/79 | Denial of right to be heard; reinstatement proceedings |
| BVerfGE 54, 86-94 | Order of 15 April 1980 | 2 BvR 827/79 | Denial of right to be heard; failure to consider complaint and accompanying expert submissions |
| BVerfGE 54, 94-99 | Order of 15 April 1980 | 2 BvR 970/79 | Significance of constitutional guarantee of legal protection in military court proceedings (start of time period to bring further complaint) |
| BVerfGE 54, 100-117 | Order of 16 April 1980 | 1 BvR 505/78 | ‘Entanglement in a system of injustice’ is not a mitigating factor that justifies lesser punishment than a life sentence for the murder of Jews during the Second World War |
| BVerfGE 54, 117-129 | Order of 29 April 1980 | 2 BvR 1441/79 | Application of preclusive provisions in civil proceedings |
| BVerfGE 54, 129-139 | Order of 13 May 1980 | 1 BvR 103/77 | Admissibility of evaluative statements in public discourse (public media commentary) |
| BVerfGE 54, 140-142 | Order of 13 May 1980 | 2 BvR 705/79 | Denial of right to be heard; no opportunity to provide final submission in main proceedings |
| BVerfGE 54, 143-148 | Order of 23 May 1980 | 2 BvR 854/79 | Prohibition on feeding pigeons |
| BVerfGE 54, 148-158 | Order of 3 June 1980 | 1 BvR 185/77 | Protection afforded individuals by general right of personality from having statements falsely attributed to them that impair their right to maintain a self-defined social image |
| BVerfGE 54, 159-172 | Order of 3 June 1980 | 1 BvL 114/78 | Authority of president of collegiate court to make referral for judicial review; member of a Chamber of Agriculture who also sat on an agricultural court in the first instance (Rhineland Palatinate) |
| BVerfGE 54, 173-207 | Order of 3 June 1980 | 1 BvR 967/78, 1 BvR 973/78, 1 BvR 627/78, 1 BvR 737/78 | Teaching capacity as a metric for determining the maximum number of available university places in accordance with the agreement reached by the Standing Conference for the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder |
| BVerfGE 54, 208-223 | Order of 3 June 1980 | 1 BvR 797/78 | General right of personality and freedom of expression; impermissible use of interpretation when criticising a person by quoting ambivalent statements they have made |
| BVerfGE 54, 223-224 | Order of 10 June 1980 | 2 BvC 1/80 | Electoral scrutiny complaint; European parliamentary election |
| BVerfGE 54, 224-236 | Judgment of 1 July 1980 | 1 BvR 23/75 | Communications made in physician-patient relationship regarding the results of an assessment conducted by Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians relating to the efficiency of the patient’s treatment |
| BVerfGE 54, 237-251 | Judgment of 1 July 1980 | 1 BvR 247/75 | Prohibition of partnerships between lawyers commissioned as notaries (Anwaltsnotare) and accountants |
| BVerfGE 54, 251-277 | Judgment of 1 July 1980 | 1 BvR 349/75, 1 BvR 378/76 | Reimbursement of lawyer’s time and pro rata office costs incurred in handling large numbers of guardianships and conservatorships for persons with low income |
| BVerfGE 54, 277-300 | Order of 11 June 1980 | 1 PBvU 1/79 | Decision not to admit appeal on points of law pursuant to § 554 b of the Code of Civil Procedure |
| BVerfGE 54, 301-341 | Order of 18 June 1980 | 1 BvR 697/77 | Accounting privilege for persons in tax consulting professions |
| BVerfGE 54, 341-363 | Order of 2 July 1980 | 1 BvR 147/80, 1 BvR 181/80, 1 BvR 182/80 | Requirements for the reasonableness of the return of previously persecuted asylum seeker to persecuting state |
| BVerfGE 54, 363-392 | Order of 8 July 1980 | 1 BvR 1472/78 | On the different electoral eligibility of professors for self-governing bodies at universities based on their salary grade (Baden-Württemberg) |
Volume 53
| Reference | Decision | File reference | Decision title |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVerfGE 53, 1-25 | Order of 4 December 1979 | 2 BvR 64/78, 2 BvR 460/79 | Ordinances concerning the price of school books in public contracts void |
| BVerfGE 53, 25-30 | Order of 4 December 1979 | 2 BvR 376/77 | Denial of the right to be heard; reinstatement after expiration of time to appeal in labour court proceedings due to postal delays |
| BVerfGE 53, 30-96 | Order of 20 December 1979 | 1 BvR 385/77 | Peace-time use of atomic energy; violation of fundamental rights due to disregard of procedural provisions regarding licensing of atomic energy plants enacted in fulfilment of state’s duty of protection arising out of Art. 2(2) of the Basic Law |
| BVerfGE 53, 96-99 | Order of 3 January 1980 | 2 BvR 1022/79 | Advertising by pharmacy of non-pharmaceutical goods in a manner that violates professional advertising rules |
| BVerfGE 53, 100-109 | Order of 15 January 1980 | 2 BvL 1/79 | No change in the jurisdiction of local Social Courts in Hesse following reorganisation of regional boundaries as part of local government reform |
| BVerfGE 53, 109-114 | Order of 15 January 1980 | 2 BvR 920/79 | Denial of right to be heard; issuance of reinstatement order without opportunity for opposing party to respond |
| BVerfGE 53, 115-135 | Order of 16 January 1980 | 1 BvR 127/78, 1 BvR 679/78 | Deadline for filing a restitution claim previously barred by law is invalid if the deadline had already expired by the time the law barring the claim was declared void |
| BVerfGE 53, 135-147 | Order of 16 January 1980 | 1 BvR 249/79 | Requirements for professional rules in the area of food law (absolute ban on products that could be confused with chocolate) |
| BVerfGE 53, 148-152 | Order of 5 February 1980 | 2 BvR 914/79 | Denial of the right to be heard; reinstatement due to postal delays |
| BVerfGE 53, 152-163 | Order of 6 February 1980 | 2 BvR 1070/79 | Limits on the length of time a suspended arrest warrant may be maintained |
| BVerfGE 53, 164-185 | Order of 26 February 1980 | 1 BvR 195/77 | Payment of old-age pension to German citizen who resided east of the Oder-Neiße border |
| BVerfGE 53, 185-205 | Order of 26 February 1980 | 1 BvR 684/78 | New rules relating to upper school levels in secondary schools in Hesse |
| BVerfGE 53, 205-206 | Order of 26 February 1980 | 1 BvR 1049/79 | Denial of right to be heard; unconstitutional decision to refrain from taking evidence |
| BVerfGE 53, 207-218 | Order of 26 February 1980 | 2 BvR 752/78 | Reimbursement of costs for lawyer who represents self in criminal or administrative penalty proceedings |
| BVerfGE 53, 219-224 | Order of 27 February 1980 | 1 BvR 277/78 | Denial of right to be heard; failure to consider a timely submission with a potential witness’s valid address for summons |
| BVerfGE 53, 224-256 | Judgment of 28 February 1980 | 1 BvL 136/78, 1 BvL 890/77, 1 BvL 1300/78 inter alia | New law providing for divorce based on irrefutable assumption of separation after three years of living apart; application to ‘old marriages’; hardship clauses |
| BVerfGE 53, 257-313 | Judgment of 28 February 1980 | 1 BvL 17/77, 1 BvL 7/78, 1 BvL 9/78 inter alia | Pension sharing between divorced spouses – including for ‘old marriages’ – as determination of the content and limits of property |
| BVerfGE 53, 313-332 | Order of 11 March 1980 | 1 BvL 20/76, 1 BvR 826/76 | Obligation of recipients of miner’s association benefits and early pension and recipients of military pensions to pay contributions to the Federal Employment Agency when taking up a new job despite having no claim to unemployment benefits |
| BVerfGE 53, 332-336 | Order of 12 March 1980 | 1 BvL 9/72 | Establishment of amount in dispute in specific judicial review proceedings pursuant to the standard in § 113(2) third sentence of the Federal Fee Schedule for Lawyers |
| BVerfGE 53, 336-352 | Order of 12 March 1980 | 1 BvR 643/77, 1 BvR 644/77 | Uncompensated withdrawal of a private carrier’s right to reimbursement of increased costs in facility maintenance due to the modification of a bridge pursuant to the 1939 Crossings Act |
| BVerfGE 53, 352-362 | Order of 12 March 1980 | 1 BvR 759/77 | Requirements for rent increases pursuant to the Second Act on Housing Protection (comparative rent) |
| BVerfGE 53, 362-366 | Order of 25 March 1980 | 1 BvR 159/78 | Decision not to admit constitutional complaint challenging statute that had been revised by the legislator in the interim |
| BVerfGE 53, 366-408 | Order of 25 March 1980 | 2 BvR 208/76 | State regulations on the structure and organisation of hospitals run by religious organisations or comparable or related institutions as a violation of the constitutional guarantee of churches’ right of self-determination (Hospital Act of North Rhine-Westphalia) |
| BVerfGE 53, 408-420 | Order of 25 March 1980 | 2 BvR 208/76 | Dissenting opinion of Justice Rottmann |
Volume 52
| Reference | Decision | File reference | Decision Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVerfGE 52, 1-42 | Order of 12 June 1979 | 1 BvL 19/76 | Regulatory system of garden plot law (protection against termination, rental price fixing, prohibition of termed contracts) |
| BVerfGE 52, 42-58 | Order of 18 July 1979 | 2 BvR 488/76 | Exclusion of lawyer who served on municipal council from representing a third party in claim against the municipality |
| BVerfGE 52, 58-63 | Order of 18 July 1979 | 2 BvR 488/76 | Dissenting opinion of Justice Rottmann |
| BVerfGE 52, 63 | Order of 18 July 1979 | 2 BvR 488/76 | Dissenting opinion of Justice Hirsch |
| BVerfGE 52, 63-94 | Judgment of 24 July 1979 | 2 BvF 1/78 | Limits on tax deductions for contributions and donations to political parties |
| BVerfGE 52, 95-131 | Judgment of 24 July 1979 | 2 BvK 1/78 | Determination of the members of municipal association committees in the Land Schleswig-Holstein |
| BVerfGE 52, 131-171 | Order of 25 July 1979 | 2 BvR 878/74 | Constitutional requirements regarding the burden of proof in medical malpractice proceedings; physician’s duty to investigate |
| BVerfGE 52, 171-187 | Order of 25 July 1979 | 2 BvR 878/74 | Dissenting opinion of Justices Hirsch, Niebler and Steinberger |
| BVerfGE 52, 187-203 | Order of 25 July 1979 | 2 BvL 6/77 | In specific judicial review proceedings, the Federal Constitutional Court has no jurisdiction to decide that provisions of primary European Community law apply to the Federal Republic of Germany in a manner that contradicts the conclusion reached by the Court of Justice of the European Union in a preliminary ruling on the same initial proceedings |
| BVerfGE 52, 203-214 | Order of 3 October 1979 | 1 BvR 726/78 | Untimely receipt by court administration of submission that was timely received by the clerk of the office responsible for accepting submission |
| BVerfGE 52, 214-223 | Order of 3 October 1979 | 1 BvR 614/79 | Upholding the requirement to protect life and physical integrity and avoid disproportionate state interference when conducting an eviction from a rental apartment in compulsory enforcement proceedings |
| BVerfGE 52, 223-255 | Order of 16 October 1979 | 1 BvR 647/70, 1 BvR 7/74 | Voluntary interdenominational school prayer in non-denominational municipal schools outside of religion class |
| BVerfGE 52, 256-264 | Order of 16 October 1979 | 1 BvR 124/71 | Constitutionality of a bar association’s decision to change the persons eligible to receive death benefit and changing from a surcharge to a lump sum contribution |
| BVerfGE 52, 264-277 | Order of 16 October 1979 | 1 BvL 5/77 | Differing rules as to premium payments for craft- and tradesmen than for other persons insured under the public pension scheme |
| BVerfGE 52, 277-283 | Order of 16 October 1979 | 1 BvL 51/79 | Youth from the age of 16 may attend public dances from 10:00 pm to midnight only when accompanied by parent or guardian |
| BVerfGE 52, 283-303 | Order of 6 November 1979 | 1 BvR 81/76 | Hearing of works council in context of the dismissal of media outlet employee whose job duties required adherence to editorial values |
| BVerfGE 52, 303-357 | Order of 7 November 1979 | 2 BvR 513/73, 2 BvR 558/74 | Interference of the legislator in the assurance of the right of direct billing contained in the civil service appointment agreement of senior physicians through the implementation of hospital reform |
| BVerfGE 52, 357-369 | Order of 13 November 1979 | 1 BvL 24/77, 1 BvL 19/78, 1 BvL 38/79 | Employment protection for pregnant employees who, through no fault of their own, did not inform employer of the existing pregnancy at the time of dismissal |
| BVerfGE 52, 369-379 | Order of 13 November 1979 | 1 BvR 631/78 | Right of single men with own household to paid day off for housework |
| BVerfGE 52, 380-391 | Order of 13 November 1979 | 1 BvR 1022/78 | Effect of Art. 12(1) of the Basic Law on the interpretation of procedural provisions for the First and Second State Examinations in Law |
| BVerfGE 52, 391-410 | Order of 14 November 1979 | 1 BvR 654/79 | Recognition as political refugee by another signatory to the Geneva Refugee Convention as evidence of actual feared political persecution in deportation proceedings before the competent German authority |
Volume 51
| Reference | Decision | File reference | Decision title |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVerfGE 51, 1-31 | Order of 20 March 1979 | 1 BvR 111/74, 1 BvR 283/78 | Payment of pensions from German social security system to foreigners living abroad |
| BVerfGE 51, 31-37 | Order of 20 March 1979 | 1 BvR 111/74, 1 BvR 283/78 | Dissenting opinion of Justice Katzenstein |
| BVerfGE 51, 37-43 | Order of 20 March 1979 | 1 BvR 111/74, 1 BvR 283/78 | Dissenting opinion of Justices Faller and Niemeyer |
| BVerfGE 51, 43-60 | Order of 27 March 1979 | 2 BvL 2/77 | Exclusion of participation of staff council in the context of dismissals of certain groups of employees under the Bavarian Staff Representation Act |
| BVerfGE 51, 60-77 | Order of 27 March 1979 | 2 BvL 7/78 | Driving licence requirement when riding a powered bicycle that has been modified |
| BVerfGE 51, 77-96 | Order of 27 March 1979 | 2 BvR 1011/78 | Removal of civil servant member of staff council by majority of eligible voters (Staff Representation Act of the Land Bremen) |
| BVerfGE 51, 97-115 | Order of 3 April 1979 | 1 BvR 994/76 | Requirement of a special judicial order for the search of a debtor’s home in compulsory enforcement proceedings for the purpose of locating chattels under § 758 of the Code of Civil Procedure |
| BVerfGE 51, 115-125 | Order of 3 April 1979 | 1 BvL 30/76 | Assessment of unemployment benefits without consideration of payment for overtime hours worked |
| BVerfGE 51, 126-130 | Order of 3 April 1979 | 1 BvR 733/78 | Denial of right to be heard |
| BVerfGE 51, 130-145 | Order of 3 April 1979 | 1 BvR 1460/78, 1 BvR 1482/78, 1 BvR 27/79, 1 BvR 169/79 | Admissibility of constitutional complaints that challenge administrative court decisions issued in preliminary proceedings prior to hearings on the main proceedings (review of educational capacity of universities) |
| BVerfGE 51, 146-150 | Order of 24 April 1979 | 1 BvR 449/77 | Reinstatement to status quo ante prior to missed deadline due to postal delays in private law proceedings |
| BVerfGE 51, 150-160 | Order of 24 April 1979 | 1 BvR 787/78 | Right to effective legal protection in the context of an enforced auction for the purpose of terminating a joint ownership |
| BVerfGE 51, 161-166 | Order of 25 April 1979 | 1 BvL 18/70 | Inadmissibility of referral for specific judicial review due to failure to address subsequently occurring events that appear to render question irrelevant |
| BVerfGE 51, 166-176 | Order of 25 April 1979 | 1 BvR 1012/76 | On the requirements for setting occupational rules by ordinance (Fuel Quality Description Ordinance) |
| BVerfGE 51, 176-188 | Order of 8 May 1979 | 2 BvR 782/78 | No judicial review of whether a ‘special public interest’ in prosecuting for bodily harm exists |
| BVerfGE 51, 188-193 | Order of 22 May 1979 | 1 BvR 1077/77 | Denial of right to be heard |
| BVerfGE 51, 193-222 | Order of 22 May 1979 | 1 BvL 9/75 | Entry of place name in vineyard registry; restrictions of use of place names on labels as a legal position guaranteed by Art. 14(1) first sentence of the Basic Law |
| BVerfGE 51, 222-257 | Order of 22 May 1979 | 2 BvR 193/79, 2 BvR 197/79 | Five percent hurdle in European parliamentary elections |
| BVerfGE 51, 257-268 | Order of 13 June 1979 | 1 BvL 27/76 | Precedence of newly introduced health insurance for farmers over non-contributory health insurance for pensioners |
| BVerfGE 51, 268-295 | Order of 13 June 1979 | 1 BvR 699/77 | Temporary legal protection against school reorganisation actions (closure of a denominational school); closure of elementary school during transitional period without sufficient justification |
| BVerfGE 51, 295-304 | Order of 13 June 1979 | 1 BvL 97/78 | Secondary liability of opposing party for court costs assumed in a settlement agreement by indigent party |
| BVerfGE 51, 304-324 | Order of 19 June 1979 | 2 BvL 14/75 | Addition of periodical to the list of periodicals deemed dangerous to youth following final court decision |
| BVerfGE 51, 324-351 | Order of 19 June 1979 | 2 BvR 1060/78 | Constitutional limits to holding a criminal trial in light of an ailing defendant’s ability to participate in the proceedings |
| BVerfGE 51, 352-355 | Order of 9 June 1979 | 2 BvR 342/79 | Reinstatement to status quo ante prior to missed deadline due to postal delays in response to notice of execution |
| BVerfGE 51, 356-369 | Order of 26 June 1979 | 1 BvL 10/78 | Voluntarily continued insurance in German social security system for foreigners living abroad |
| BVerfGE 51, 369-384 | Order of 26 June 1979 | 1 BvR 290/79 | Transfer of professors who previously worked at pedagogical university of Saarland to University of Saarland following closure of institution |
| BVerfGE 51, 384-386 | Order of 18 July 1979 | 1 BvR 56/77 | Inadmissibility of an application to join a constitutional complaint with another proceeding in which a referral to the Plenary of the Federal Constitutional Court had already been made |
| BVerfGE 51, 386-401 | Order of 18 July 1979 | 1 BvR 650/77 | Deportation of a foreigner convicted of a criminal offence who is married to a German citizen and had has a child within the marriage |
| BVerfGE 51, 405-409 | Order of 18 July 1979 | 1 BvL 52/79 | Inadmissibility of referral for specific judicial review due to insufficient demonstration of the referred question’s relevance |
| BVerfGE 51, 401-405 | Order of 18 July 1979 | 1 BvR 655/79 | On whether a debtor may lodge a constitutional complaint in regard to an asset belonging to the bankruptcy estate |
Volume 50
| Reference | Decision | File reference | Decision title |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVerfGE 50, 1-4 | Order of 25 October 1978 | 1 BvR 761/78, 1 BvR 806/78 | Reinstatement of appeal process in civil proceedings due to postal delays |
| BVerfGE 50, 5-15 | Order of 25 October 1978 | 1 BvR 983/78 | Life imprisonment for murderer with significantly reduced culpability |
| BVerfGE 50, 16-32 | Order of 8 November 1978 | 1 BvR 589/72 | Contestability of a caution issued against a lawyer in lieu of a formal complaint |
| BVerfGE 50, 32-37 | Order of 8 November 1978 | 1 BvR 158/78 | Time limit for lodging a constitutional complaint beginning with service of complete decision from civil court; denial of right to be heard (rejection of motion to hear evidence deemed ‘highly uneconomical’) |
| BVerfGE 50, 37-42 | Order of 10 November 1978 | 1 BvR 1180/78, 1 BvR 1185/78, 1 BvR 1205/78 inter alia | Preliminary injunction; temporary suspension of execution of judgment refusing the provisional allocation of a university place |
| BVerfGE 50, 42-48 | Order of 15 November 1978 | 2 BvL 13/77 | Tolling of statute of limitations when offender is immune from liability (§ 78b(2) Code of Criminal Procedure) |
| BVerfGE 50, 48-49 | Order of 15 November 1978 | 2 BvR 65/77 | Requirements for search warrant |
| BVerfGE 50, 50-56 | Order of 27 November 1978 | 2 BvR 165/75 | Municipal reorganisation in the area of Hanover; incorporation of parts of former town of Laatzen and former municipality of Rethen into Hanover |
| BVerfGE 50, 57-108 | Order of 19 December 1978 | 1 BvR 335/76, 1 BvR 427/76, 1 BvR 811/76 inter alia | Taxation of interest on deposits with credit institutions according to the nominal value |
| BVerfGE 50, 108-114 | Order of 19 December 1978 | 1 BvL 3/78 | Admissibility of referral for specific judicial review (rent increase in vacation and weekend homes; requirement to take evidence) |
| BVerfGE 50, 115-125 | Order of 16 January 1979 | 2 BvR 1148/76 | Decision of Federal Court of Justice not to admit appeal on points of law according to § 554b(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure |
| BVerfGE 50, 125-141 | Order of 16 January 1979 | 2 BvL 4/77 | Minimum prison sentence of six months for recidivism even for minor criminal offences (§ 48 Criminal Code) |
| BVerfGE 50, 142-166 | Order of 17 January 1979 | 1 BvL 25/77 | Failure to capture individual instances of criminal conduct within criminal law provision; violation of statutory maintenance obligation (§ 170b Criminal Code) |
| BVerfGE 50, 166-177 | Order of 17 January 1979 | 1 BvR 241/77 | Deportation of foreigner convicted of unauthorised possession of firearm on general preventative grounds |
| BVerfGE 50, 177-195 | Order of 17 January 1979 | 1 BvR 446/77, 1 BvR 1174/77 | Differentiation of the crediting of substitute contribution periods and periods of unemployment and illness in the employee insurance scheme following self-employment within the scope of the Employee Insurance Act |
| BVerfGE 50, 195-205 | Order of 17 January 1979 | 2 BvL 6/76 | Naming of new municipality in context of municipal reorganisation |
| BVerfGE 50, 205-217 | Order of 17 January 1979 | 2 BvL 12/77 | Constitutionality of criminal punishment for theft of items of de minimus value |
| BVerfGE 50, 217-234 | Order of 6 February 1979 | 2 BvL 5/76 | Fee statute for North Rhine-Westphalia; fees for decisions on challenges to decisions on costs |
| BVerfGE 50, 234-244 | Order of 6 February 1979 | 2 BvR 154/78 | Exclusion of a newspaper reporter from participating in public court proceedings |
| BVerfGE 50, 244-253 | Order of 14 February 1979 | 1 BvR 924/78 | Cessation of recognised legal interest in bringing a constitutional complaint against a decision on the admissibility of extradition after Federal Government refusal to extradite |
| BVerfGE 50, 254-256 | Order of 28 February 1979 | 1 BvR 275/74 | Reimbursement of the costs incurred by adviser in filing a constitutional complaint |
| BVerfGE 50, 256-264 | Order of 28 February 1979 | 1 BvR 317/74 | Requirement that funeral urns remain in cemeteries |
| BVerfGE 50, 265-279 | Order of 28 February 1979 | 1 BvR 111/75 | Ability of pharmacy assistants to stand in for pharmacists |
| BVerfGE 50, 280-286 | Order of 28 February 1979 | 1 BvR 232/78 | Denial of right to be heard |
| BVerfGE 50, 287-290 | Order of 28 February 1979 | 2 BvR 84/79 | Decision of Federal Court of Justice not to admit appeal on points of law according to § 554b(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure |
| BVerfGE 50, 290-381 | Judgment of 1 March 1979 | 1 BvR 532/77, 1 BvR 533/77, 1 BvR 419/78, 1 BvL 21/78 | 1976 Codetermination Act |
| BVerfGE 50, 381-385 | Order of 13 March 1979 | 1 BvR 1085/77 | Written authorisation to submit constitutional complaint only issued after the deadline to submit constitutional complaint |
| BVerfGE 50, 386-397 | Order of 13 March 1979 | 2 BvR 72/76 | Non-deductibility of interest on private debt as special expenses |
| BVerfGE 50, 397-400 | Order of 13 March 1979 | 2 BvR 872/78 | Postal delays in submitting objection to notice of fine |