| | The Federal Constitutional Court: an Introduction |
 | | The court´s status as a constitutional organ is manifest in its power to keep a check on other constitutional organs, define more closely their rights and powers, and nullify with general binding effect laws passed by the legislative bodies. |
 | | The court must transmit to the Federal Constitutional Court the files of the case and state in detail why its decision in that case depends on the validity of the statutory provision submitted for review and why it considers that provision to be unconstitutional. |
 | | If, for example, the Federal Constitutional Court quashes a court decision because it rests on an unconstitutional interpretation of a statutory provision, this means that in future all state bodies, including all courts, must base their decisions on the interpretation of the provision which is in conformity with the constitution. |
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