Organstreitverfahren

inter-organ dispute procedure; constitutional court proceedings between state bodies

noun or-GAN-shtrite-fer-fah-ren Rare

Usage Note

Organstreitverfahren allows constitutional organs — Bundestag, Bundesrat, Bundespräsident, political parties — to litigate disputes about their constitutional rights and competences before the Bundesverfassungsgericht. Plural: Organstreitverfahren (unchanged).

Examples

"Die Oppositionsfraktion leitete ein Organstreitverfahren gegen den Bundesrat ein."

Natural Translation

The opposition parliamentary group initiated an inter-organ dispute procedure against the Bundesrat.

Literal Translation

The opposition faction initiated an inter-organ dispute procedure against the Federal Council.

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