Federal Administrative Court (Germany)

Federal Administrative Court
Bundesverwaltungsgericht
Reichsgerichtsgebäude in 2024
Established	1952
Jurisdiction	Federal Republic of Germany
Location	Leipzig,Saxony,Germany
Authorized by	Basic Law of Germany
Website	bverwg.de
President of the Federal Administrative Court
Currently	Andreas Korbmacher

TheFederal Administrative Court(German:Bundesverwaltungsgericht,German pronunciation:[bʊndəsfɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋsɡəˌʁɪçt]) is one of the five federalsupreme courtsof Germany. It is the court of the last resort for generally all cases ofadministrative law,mainly disputes between citizens and the state. It hears appeals from theOberverwaltungsgerichte,or Superior Administrative Courts, which, in turn, are the courts of appeals for decisions of theVerwaltungsgerichte(administrative courts).

However, cases concerning social security law belong to the jurisdiction of theSozialgerichte(Social Courts) with theBundessozialgerichtas federal court of appeals, and cases of tax and customs law are decided by theFinanzgerichte(Fiscal Courts), and, ultimately, by theBundesfinanzhof.

TheBundesverwaltungsgerichthas its seat at the formerReichsgericht(Imperial Court of Justice) building inLeipzig'sdistrictMitte.

History

The Federal Administrative Court was established on the basis of Article 95 (1) of theBasic Lawby Act of 23 September 1952. The seat of the Federal Administrative Court was initiallyBerlin.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 theAllied Powers;theSoviet Unionin particular 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 toMunich.Since the Federal Administrative Court moved from Berlin to Leipzig to theReichsgerichtbuilding, 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 the change of seat was set for 26 August 2002 by theFederal Minister of Justiceby 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.

Previous judges

• Everhardt Franßen,1991–2002

Further reading

• "Rede: 70 Jahre Bundesverwaltungsgericht".Der Bundespräsident(in German).Retrieved11 June2023.

External links

• Media related toFederal Administrative Court of Germanyat Wikimedia Commons
• Official homepage