Oberlandesgericht
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There are 24 Script error: No such module "Lang". in Germany and they deal with civil and criminal matters. They are positioned above regional courts (Script error: No such module "Lang".) and below the Federal Court of Justice (Script error: No such module "Lang".), in family and child law above the local courts (Amtsgericht) and below the Federal Court of Justice. In the Script error: No such module "Lang"., the offices of the Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "IPA".) 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 per Section 120 Template:Ill, OLGs have original jurisdiction (Erstinstanz) over crimes against public international law under the Völkerstrafgesetzbuch (genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes). This includes trials under universal jurisdiction (that were committed by non-Germans outside of Germany).
The OLG Düsseldorf is one of the most popular patent trial forums for patentees in Europe.[2]
The Script error: No such module "Lang". were first set up in the German Empire by the Courts Constitution Act of 27 January 1877. In Prussia, there had been Script error: No such module "Lang". as the higher provincial courts since 1808, known as Regierung from 1723 to 1808.
The individual Higher Regional Courts
As of 2023 there are 24 Higher Regional Courts in Germany. Each German state has at least one Higher Regional Court. Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate each have two, Bavaria, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia each have three Higher Regional Courts.[3]
For historical reasons the Higher Regional Court in Berlin is called the Kammergericht and the Higher Regional Courts in Hamburg and Bremen are called Hanseatic Higher Regional Court.
| Higher Regional Court | Native name and common abbreviation | ECLI-
court code |
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| Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGKARL | Baden-WürttembergScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Template:Ill | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGSTUT | Baden-WürttembergScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Higher Regional Court of Bamberg | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGBAMB | BavariaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Template:Ill | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGMUEN | BavariaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Template:Ill | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGNUER | BavariaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Kammergericht | Script error: No such module "Lang". | KG | BerlinScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Template:Ill | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGBB | BrandenburgScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Template:Ill | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGHB | Bremen (state)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Hanseatic Higher Regional Court | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGHH | HamburgScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Template:Ill | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGHE | HesseScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Template:Ill | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGROST | Mecklenburg-VorpommernScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Template:Ill | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGBS | Lower SaxonyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Template:Ill | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGCE | Lower SaxonyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Template:Ill | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGOL | Lower SaxonyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Template:Ill | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGD | North Rhine-WestphaliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Template:Ill | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGHAM | North Rhine-WestphaliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Higher Regional Court of Cologne | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGK | North Rhine-WestphaliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Template:Ill | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGKOBL | Rhineland-PalatinateScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Palatine Higher Regional Court | Script error: No such module "Lang". | POLGZWE | Rhineland-PalatinateScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Template:Ill | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGSL | SaarlandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Higher Regional Court of Dresden | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGDRES | SaxonyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Template:Ill | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGNAUM | Saxony-AnhaltScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Template:Ill | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGSH | Schleswig-HolsteinScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Template:Ill | Script error: No such module "Lang". | OLGTH | ThuringiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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Notes
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- ↑ The usual English translation of Oberlandesgericht is "Higher Regional Court". See for example the official web site of the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf (Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf), retrieved on April 29, 2015.
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References
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Further reading
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