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Gauweiler and ors v German Bundestag and German Federal Government, Final judgment upon constitutional complaint and dispute between supreme federal organs, 21st June 2016 (2 BvR 2728/13, 2 BvR 2729/13, 2 BvR 2730/13, 2 BvR 2731/13, 2 BvE 13/13, ECLI:DE:BVerfG:2016:rs20160621.2bvr272813), ILDC 2625 (DE 2016), OXIO 698

Constitutional Court [BVerfG]; European Central Bank [ECB]; European System of Central Banks [ESCB]; Court of Justice of the European Union [CJEU]

Content type:
Notes, Domestic court decisions
Product:
Oxford International Organizations [OXIO]
Article last updated:
24 July 2022

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 25 April 2025

Subject(s):
Margin of appreciation — Proportionality — Competences of international organizations — Judicial review — Standard of review — Ultra Vires conduct — Treaties, interpretation — EC Law, relationship with international law
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