Federal German Constitutional Court Jurisprudence and EU Law

Abstract

The Federal German Constitutional Court has a leading role in EU Law with its jurisprudence. Solange I” decision of 1974, “Solange II” decision of 1986, “Maastricht” decision of 1993, “Lisbon” decision of 2009, “Honeywell” decision of 2010 and “OMT” decision of 2014 are included in the EU legal literature as landmark decisions regarding the relationship between EU law and national law. The article aims to shed light on the development of case-law of the constitutional court in the context of ultra-vires control and constitutional identity control of EU primary law and to evaluate the relations of other constitutional organs (Federal Assembly and Federal Government) with the EU Court.