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Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf
An (; plural – ; OLG, , or in Berlin ''Kammergericht'': KG) is a higher court in Germany. There are 24 in Germany and they deal with civil and criminal matters. They are positioned above regional courts () and below the Federal Court of Justice (), in family and child law above the local courts (''Amtsgericht'') and below the Federal Court of Justice. In the ', the offices of the () or district attorney general are located. In criminal cases that are under primary jurisdiction of the Federal Court of Justice (i.e., cases concerning national security), the Oberlandesgerichte act as branches of the Federal Court of Justice, that is, as "lower federal courts" (''Untere Bundesgerichte''). As peSection 120, OLGs have original jurisdiction (''Erstinstanz'') over crimes against public international law under the Völkerstrafgesetzbuch (genocide, Crime against humanity, crimes against humanity, and war crimes). This includes trials under universal jurisdiction (that were com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a total area of nearly , it is the third-largest German state by both List of German states by area, area (behind Bavaria and Lower Saxony) and List of German states by population, population (behind North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria). The List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city in Baden-Württemberg is the state capital of Stuttgart, followed by Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Other major cities are Freiburg im Breisgau, Heidelberg, Heilbronn, Konstanz, Pforzheim, Reutlingen, Tübingen, and Ulm. Modern Baden-Württemberg includes the historical territories of Baden, Prussian Province of Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern, and Württemberg. Baden-Württemberg became a state of West Germany in April 1952 through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palatine Higher Regional Court
The Palatine Higher Regional Court in Zweibrücken () is one of two Higher Regional Courts in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, along with the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz. History The Palatine Higher Regional Court is one of the oldest of its kind in Germany. It was established in 1816 when King Maximilian I of Bavaria – also the last Duke of Zweibrücken in personal union – ordered the relocation of the Bavarian court of appeal, which had been established in Kaiserslautern in July 1815. The origins of the Palatine Court of Appeal are closely linked to the administrative reorganisation of the area west of the river Rhine following the fall of Napoleon. In 1815, after the end of French rulership, the royal Austrian and Bavarian regional administration had established a court of appeal in Kaiserslautern for this area of Germany. As a result of the Congress of Vienna, parts of the western shore of the Rhine – corresponding to today's Palatinate and the Saar- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higher Regional Court Of Cologne
The Higher Regional Court of Cologne (; abbreviated: ') is one of the three Higher Regional Courts of North Rhine-Westphalia. History The Higher Regional Court of Cologne is the successor of the Appellate court of Cologne which was formed by Frederick William III of Prussia Frederick William III (; 3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840) was King of Prussia from 16 November 1797 until his death in 1840. He was concurrently Elector of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire until 6 August 1806, when the empire was dissolved ... on 21 June 1819. The Higher Regional Court formed on 27 January 1877, as did every Higher Regional Court due to the Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz (Courts Constitution Act). Former presidents of the court * 1879–1886: Heinrich Heimsoeth * 1887: Friedrich Wilhelm Vierhaus * 1987–1899: Johannes Struckmann * 1899–1905: Oskar Hamm * 1905–1908: Adolf Ratjen * 1909–1913: Karl Morkamer * 1914–1916: Albrecht Nückel * 1916–1922: Josef Frenken * 1923–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht
The (Hanseatic Higher Regional Court, abbreviated HansOLG or OLG Hamburg, officially without a suffix "Hamburg") is the Higher Regional Court (OLG) of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany, and thus part of the Hamburg ordinary jurisdiction. It is located at the square of Sievekingplatz in the St. Pauli quarter. The square is named after the first president of the OLG, Ernst Friedrich Sieveking. History and judicial district Originally the court was opened on 1 October 1879 as a joint "Oberappellationsgericht" for the Free Imperial Cities Bremen, Hamburg and Lübeck. Its predecessor was the ''Oberappellationsgericht der vier Freien Städte'', the joint Supreme Appeal Court of the four free cities of Germany, Lübeck, Frankfurt, Bremen and Hamburg, which was founded in 1820 and based in Lübeck. Lübeck lost its independence with the Greater Hamburg Act of 1937, became a part of Schleswig-Holstein and thus fell within the jurisdiction of the then OLG Kiel. In 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higher Regional Court Of Bamberg
The Higher Regional Court of Bamberg is one of three Bavarian higher regional courts, alongside the Higher Regional Court of Munich and the Higher Regional Court of Nuremberg. History In 1803, the Bamberg Court of Appeal was established in the Kingdom of Bavaria as an appeal court. The Organic Edict on the Judicial Constitution of July 24, 1808, Part III, converted it into a Bavarian Court of Appeal. The Courts of Appeal ruled in senates with five members each. In 1856, the Courts of Appeal became the appeal court for the decisions of the district courts. In 1873, the Courts of Appeal for Upper and Lower Franconia were combined in Bamberg. The Court of Appeal in Aschaffenburg was thus dissolved and its duties transferred to the Court in Bamberg. Until 1875, the Court of Appeal in Bamberg had a senate (staffed by Protestant judges) for contentious marriage cases of Protestants and dissidents. In 1879, the Court of Appeal in Bamberg was converted into a higher regional court when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
