Federal Constitutional Court
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The Federal Constitutional Court is the supreme constitutional court for the Federal Republic of Germany, established by the constitution or Basic Law of Germany. Since its inception with the beginnin
Bundesverfassungsgericht
Oral proceedings in the courtroom (November 1974)
Library (foreground) and Courtroom (background)
First Senate 1989
Stephan Harbarth
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Stephan Harbarth is the president of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany, former German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union. From 2009 until 2018 he served as member of the
Federal Constitutional Court
…between the two senates, i.e. the successor of a president is always chosen from the other senate. The 10th and current president of the court is Stephan Harbarth. The Constitutional Court actively administers the law and ensures that political and bureaucratic decisions comply with the rights of the individual…
Harbarth in 2017