Apontamentos sobre a justiça cível na Alemanha: organização e funcionamento

Leonardo Estevam de Assis Zanini

doi:10.5433/2178-8189.2025v29n2p24-37

Notes on civil justice in Germany: organisation and operation

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Leonardo Estevam de Assis Zanini Max-Planck-Institut für auslÃ¤ndisches und internationales Strafrecht https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9057-4387

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https://doi.org/10.5433/2178-8189.2025v29n2p24-37

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german law, judicial organisation, civil procedure, civil jurisdiction, judges

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the German judicial organisation. The study uses a descriptive and deductive methodology, based fundamentally on a bibliographical review and an investigation of case law and legislation. After understanding the basic concepts of jurisdiction jurisdiction in Germany, it examines the five different specialised jurisdictions. The text also discusses some constitutional rules relating to procedures and the role of judges, as well as making a general analysis of the procedural course in the civil courts of first and second instance. It then examines the work of the Federal Court of Justice and the Federal Constitutional Court. Finally, the comprehensive study of this subject aims to encourage the reader to better understand the German judicial organisation and to identify potential solutions within German law to the challenges currently faced in Brazil.

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Author Biography

Leonardo Estevam de Assis Zanini, Max-Planck-Institut für auslÃ¤ndisches und internationales Strafrecht

Livre-Docente and PhD in Civil Law from the University of São Paulo (USP). Postdoctoral Researcher in Civil Law at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Private Law (Germany). Postdoctoral Researcher in Criminal Law at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law (Germany). PhD Candidate in Civil Law at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg (Germany). Master's in Civil Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP). Law degree from the University of São Paulo (USP). Email: assiszanini@gmail.com. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9057-4387

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2025-08-01

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Zanini, L. E. de A. (2025). Notes on civil justice in Germany: organisation and operation. Scientia Iuris, 29(2), 24–37. https://doi.org/10.5433/2178-8189.2025v29n2p24-37

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Vol. 29 No. 2 (2025): Revista Scientia Iuris

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