Normenkontrolle
judicial review of norms; constitutional review of legislation
noun NOR-men-kon-trol-le Rare
Usage Note
Normenkontrolle is a constitutional-law procedure through which courts check whether a statute or regulation conforms to the constitution. An abstrakte Normenkontrolle can be requested by governments or courts without a specific case.
Examples
"Das Bundesverfassungsgericht führte eine abstrakte Normenkontrolle durch."
Natural Translation
The Federal Constitutional Court conducted an abstract constitutional review.
Literal Translation
The Federal-Constitutional-Court conducted an abstract norm-review through.
Related Words
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- Amtspflicht official duty; duty of care owed by a public official
- Anfechtungsklage action for annulment
- Angeklagte defendant
- Anhörung hearing; right to be heard (before a decision is made)
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