Federal Administrative Court (Germany)

The Federal Administrative Court (German: Bundesverwaltungsgericht, German pronunciation: [bʊndəsfɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋsɡəˌʁɪçt] (listen)) is one of the five federal supreme courts of Germany. It is the court of the last resort for generally all cases of administrative law, mainly disputes between citizens and the state. It hears appeals from the Oberverwaltungsgerichte, or Superior Administrative Courts, which, in turn, are the courts of appeals for decisions of the Verwaltungsgerichte (administrative courts).

Federal Administrative Court
Bundesverwaltungsgericht
Established	1952
Jurisdiction	Federal Republic of Germany
Location	Leipzig, Saxonia, Germany
Authorized by	Basic Law of Germany
Website	bverwg.de
President of the Federal Administrative Court
Currently	Andreas Korbmacher

Seat of the Federal Administrative Court of Germany: the former Reichsgericht building in Leipzig (built in 1895)

Portal of the Court Building

However, cases concerning social security law belong to the jurisdiction of the Sozialgerichte (Social Courts) with the Bundessozialgericht as federal court of appeals, and cases of tax and customs law are decided by the Finanzgerichte (Fiscal Courts), and, ultimately, by the Bundesfinanzhof.

The Bundesverwaltungsgericht has its seat at the former Reichsgericht (Imperial Court of Justice) building in Leipzig's district Mitte.