What is the equivalent of Conseil constitutionnel in Germany?

Law & justice

Conseil constitutionnel → BVerfG

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In Germany

Any person may complain directly once the ordinary courts are exhausted, without a lawyer and without a fee, and the court may strike a law down years after it passed.

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Main similarities

Constitutional review

Main differences

Hearing a constitutional complaint from any individual

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