PROCEDURE
The
government introduced the ratification bill on 3 December 1997 into
the Bundestag (No. 13/9339). On 5 March 1998, the bill was approved
by the Bundestag (561 for, 34 against, 50 abstentions). The Bundesrat
unanimously approved the bill on 27 March. The Basic Law provides
the possibility to appeal the Federal Constitutional Court in order
to examine the constitutional compatibility. During the ratification
of the Maastricht Treaty more than twenty suits were filed. In the
case of the Amsterdam Treaty, the Constitutional Court did not became
involved. |
