The Federal Constitutional Court

First Senate - Constitutional complaints

2. Constitutional complaints lodged against					2008	2009
2.1. Decisions of the	a) courts of ordinary jurisdiction				2.147	1.816
	of them		2008	2009
		1. in civil matters (including matters of non-contentious jurisdiction)	2.107	1.744
		2. in criminal matters	40	72
	b) administrative courts				432	401
	c) social courts				398	463
	d) labour courts				148	103
	e) finance courts				81	110
	f) patent courts				4	3
	g) lawyers' disciplinary courts				--	--
	h) disciplinary courts, disciplinary courts for the professions				24	23
	i) Federal Court of Justice in lawyer and notary matters				25	18
	j) Land constitutional courts				26	6
2.2.	a) laws and ordinances (directly)				178	135
	b) legislative omission				2	23
2.3. other sovereign acts by:	a) European authorities				--	--
	b) supreme federal authorities				11	6
	c) Land authorities				36	31
	d) local government authorities				6	9
2.4. other general matters of challenge					94	100
					3.612	3.247
	of them:	with counsel			1.910	1.607
		without counsel			1.702	1.640