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 highest federal organ or of other participants accorded inde pendent rights by this Basic Law or in the Standing Orders (Rules of Procedure) of the highest federal organ; 

in cases of differences of opinion or doubts on the formal and material compatibility of federal law or Land law with this Basic Law, on the compatibility of Land law with some other federal law, on the application of the Federal Government, of a Land Government or of one-third of the members of the Bundestag;

in cases of differences of opinion on the rights and duties of the Federation and the Laender, particularly in the execution of federal law by the Laender, and in the exercise of federal supervision;

on other public law disputes between the Federation and the Laender, between different Laender or within a Land, insofar as appeal to another court is not provided for;

in all other cases provided for in this Basic Law. 

(2) Furthermore, the Federal Constitutional Court shall act in cases otherwise assigned to it by federal legislation.

(1) The Federal Constitutional Court shall consist of federal judges and other members. The members of the Federal Constitutional Court shall be elected half by the Bundestag and half by the Bundesrat. They may not belong to the Bundestag, the Bundesrat, the Federal Government or corresponding bodies of a Land.

(2) A federal law shall regulate its legal constitution and procedure and determine in which cases its decisions shall have the force of law.

(1) To preserve the unity of federal law, a Supreme Federal Court shall be established.

(2) The Supreme Federal Court shall decide in cases where the decision is of fundamental importance for the uniformity of the administration of justice of the higher federal courts.