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The President of the Constitutional Court received the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Czech Republic

On Wednesday 9 March, the President of the Constitutional Court, Mr. Pavel Rychetský, received the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Czech Republic Mr. Andreas Künne. The Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany naturally maintain extensive relations. This fact is also reflected in the relations between the supreme judicial bodies of both states. 

It has become a tradition for the heads of foreign missions, especially those representing close and allied countries in the Czech Republic, to meet with representatives of the highest judicial authorities, including the Constitutional Court. Mr. Andreas Künne took up his office as Ambassador in Prague on 17 August 2021.This was therefore his first ever meeting with the President of the Constitutional Court. Mr. Pavel Rychetský opened the meeting with a brief excursion into the history of the Czechoslovak and Czech constitutional justice system, which dates back to 1920. He then spoke about the position of the Constitutional Court in the Czech legal and political system, the shape of which was to some extent inspired by the German model of constitutional judiciary. The second part of the debate was devoted to current issues that are relevant both in the perspective of Czech and German law. At the end of the visit, the seat of the Constitutional Court was shown to His Excellency. The building, which was originally constructed to house the Moravian Parliament, is remarkable for its neo-renaissance architecture as well as from the point of view of the political history of the Czech Republic.   

Pavel Dvořák, 
Head of External Relations and Protocol Department

 

The President of the Constitutional Court, Mr. Pavel Rychetský, with the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Czech Republic, Mr. Andreas Künne, who was accompanied by Mrs. Ulrike Hertlein, Head of the Legal and Consular Section of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Prague