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3.
The supreme court of review from the courts designated in paragraphs (1) and
(2) of this Article shall be the Federal Court of Justice.
4.
The Federation may establish federal courts for disciplinary proceedings
against, and for proceedings on complaints by, persons in the federal public
service.
5.
With the consent of the Bundesrat, a federal law may provide that courts of the
Länder shall exercise federal jurisdiction over criminal proceedings in the
following matters:
•
Subsidiary unit government
 
1.
genocide;
 
2.
crimes against humanity under international criminal law;
•
International law
 
3.
war crimes;
 
4.
other acts tending to and undertaken with the intent to disturb the
peaceful relations between nations (paragraph (1) of Article 26);
 
5.
state security.
Article 97: [Judicial independence]
1.
Judges shall be independent and subject only to the law.
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Judicial independence

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2.
Judges appointed permanently to full-time positions may be involuntarily
dismissed, permanently or temporarily suspended, transferred or retired before
the expiration of their term of office only by virtue of judicial decision and only
for the reasons and in the manner specified by the laws. The legislature may set
age limits for the retirement of judges appointed for life. In the event of changes
in the structure of courts or in their districts, judges may be transferred to
another court or removed from office, provided they retain their full salary.
•
Supreme/ordinary court judge removal
•
Mandatory retirement age for judges
•
Protection of judges' salaries