The Federal Ministry of Justice ( German : Bundesministerium der Justiz , German pronunciation: [ˈbʊndəsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm deːɐ̯ jʊsˈtiːt͡s] ), abbreviated BMJ , is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany . Under the German federal system, individual States are most responsible for the administration of justice and the application of penalties. The Federal Ministry of Justice devotes itself to creating and changing law in the classic core areas related to Constitutional law. The Ministry also analyzes the legality and constitutionality of laws prepared by other ministries. The German Federal Court of Justice , the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (GPTO), and the German Patent Court all fall under its scope, including affairs on court administration . The ministry is officially located in Berlin .
12-481: Federal Administrative Court may refer to: Federal Administrative Court (Germany) Federal Administrative Court (Switzerland) See also [ edit ] Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Australia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Federal Administrative Court . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
24-560: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Federal Ministry of Justice (Germany) The BMJ was founded on 1 January 1877 as the Imperial Justice Office ( Reichsjustizamt ). After Germany became a republic in 1919, it was renamed Reichsministerium der Justiz (Imperial ministry of Justice). The ministry was refounded as the Bundesministerium der Justiz in 1949. In several laws predating 1949,
36-590: Is one of the five federal supreme courts of Germany. It is the court of the last resort for generally all cases of administrative law , mainly disputes between citizens and the state. It hears appeals from the Oberverwaltungsgerichte , or Superior Administrative Courts, which, in turn, are the courts of appeals for decisions of the Verwaltungsgerichte ( administrative courts ). However, cases concerning social security law belong to
48-460: The Federation in the field of justice is to safeguard and develop the rule of law. Legislative activity corresponds to this objective. It includes the preparation of new laws and the preparation and amendment or repeal of laws in the classical areas of law, namely civil law, criminal law, commercial and company law, copyright and industrial property law, court constitutional and procedural law for
60-822: The change of seat was set for 26 August 2002 by the Federal Minister of Justice by legal decree of 24 June 2002. The most recent chapter in the history of the Federal Administrative Court is thus connected with the use of the former Reichsgericht building in Leipzig - it officially began with the ceremonial inauguration of the building as the Federal Administrative Court on 12 September 2002. 51°19′59″N 12°22′11″E / 51.33306°N 12.36972°E / 51.33306; 12.36972 This article about government in Germany
72-458: The individual jurisdictions (with the exception of labour and social courts), as well as service and professional law for judges, public prosecutors, lawyers and notaries. In addition, the Ministry is responsible for the tasks arising from the establishment of German unity in the areas of criminal, administrative and professional rehabilitation and "open property issues". The Ministry also examines
84-742: The jurisdiction of the Sozialgerichte (Social Courts) with the Bundessozialgericht as federal court of appeals, and cases of tax and customs law are decided by the Finanzgerichte ( Fiscal Courts ), and, ultimately, by the Bundesfinanzhof . The Bundesverwaltungsgericht has its seat at the former Reichsgericht (Imperial Court of Justice) building in Leipzig's district Mitte . The Federal Administrative Court
96-861: The legal form of all draft laws and regulations prepared by other ministries in order to ensure that the legislation is compatible with the Basic Law . The Ministry's portfolio includes the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe with two criminal divisions in Leipzig , the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe with an office in Leipzig, the Federal Office of Justice with
108-556: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federal_Administrative_Court&oldid=728827251 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Federal Administrative Court (Germany) The Federal Administrative Court (German: Bundesverwaltungsgericht , German pronunciation: [bʊndəsfɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋsɡəˌʁɪçt] )
120-467: The ministry and the minister are however referred to as Reichsministerium der Justiz and Reichsminister der Justiz , respectively. This has gradually been replaced with the new name and title when laws have been amended, most recently in 2010. In Germany's federal system, the administration of justice, the judiciary and law enforcement are primarily the responsibility of the Länder . The central task of
132-632: Was established on the basis of Article 95 (1) of the Basic Law by Act of 23 September 1952. The seat of the Federal Administrative Court was initially Berlin . Since 8 June 1953, the Federal Administrative Court was housed in the former premises of the Prussian Higher Administrative Court. The decision in favour of Berlin as the seat was controversial among the Allied Powers ; the Soviet Union in particular
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#1732765939407144-557: Was opposed to it. As a result, with the rearmament of the Federal Republic, the military service senates of the Federal Administrative Court had to move to Munich . Since the Federal Administrative Court moved from Berlin to Leipzig to the Reichsgericht building, they have also resided in Leipzig. Leipzig was designated as the new seat of the Federal Administrative Court by law of 21 November 1997. The official date of
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