Ordinary Courts / Criminal Courts

  • Supreme Court of Justice final instance
  • Higher Regional Courts
  • Regional Courts
  • District Courts

Organization

  • allocated in advance
  • right to a lawful judge

Courts of Public Law

Constitutional Court (Guardian of the constitution)

  • Powers to review laws and regulations for their constitutionality
  • Court of Fundamental Rights and Human Rights
  • Resolves conflicts of competence between the federation and a Land or between the Laender themselves
  • Pronounces upon challenges to elections

Administrative Jurisdiction

  • Examine whether administrative acts comply with the law
  • Federal Administrative Court Court of final instance in administrative matters
  • 11 Courts of First Instance
    • Federal Administrative Court
    • Federal Finance Court
    • 9 Land Administrative Courts