Bundesverfassungsgericht und Fachgerichtsbarkeit

In the constitutional complaint procedure, the German Federal Constitutional Court has the competence to review all court judgments and decisions as to whether they violate fundamental human rights. It is, however, not clear how intensive this review should be. Many scholars argue that it has inherent limitations. Ralf Alleweldt questions this assumption and develops, on the basis of a thorough analysis of the case-law and by way of constitutional interpretation, a systematic model for the constitutional review of court decisions.