The right to be heard obliges the courts to take note of and take into account the statements made by those involved in the process.
hearing complaint” title=”Right to be heard before the administrative courts – and the limits of the hearing complaint” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high” srcset=”https://www.rechtslupe.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bundesverwaltungsgericht_bverwg_img_20190813_182842982_hdr-1-880×660.jpg 880w, https://www.rechtslupe.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bundesverwaltungsgericht_bverwg_img_20190813_182842982_hdr-1-300×225.jpg 300w, https://www.rechtslupe.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bundesverwaltungsgericht_bverwg_img_20190813_182842982_hdr-1-1024×768.jpg 1024w, https://www.rechtslupe.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bundesverwaltungsgericht_bverwg_img_20190813_182842982_hdr-1-768×576.jpg 768w, https://www.rechtslupe.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bundesverwaltungsgericht_bverwg_img_20190813_182842982_hdr-1-1536×1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.rechtslupe.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bundesverwaltungsgericht_bverwg_img_20190813_182842982_hdr-1.jpg 2016w” sizes=”(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px”/>
In principle, it can be assumed that the courts have fulfilled this obligation.
They are not obliged to explicitly address every argument in the reasons for the decision. Rather, the decision must only state those reasons that led to the judicial conviction (Section 108 Paragraph 1 Sentence 2 VwGO).
If the objection to hearing is based on the fact that relevant submissions were ignored, it is necessary to explain which submissions the court did not take note of or did not take into account and from what conceivable perspective the submissions that were not noted or not considered could have influenced the decision can be important. The right to be heard does not provide any protection against a court completely or partially disregarding the submissions of a party involved for reasons of formal or substantive law.
The objection to the hearing cannot be justified by objections that are actually aimed at the incorrectness of the decision it challenges. The hearing complaint does not constitute a legal remedy for checking the correctness of the content of the contested decision.
What is relevant for the non-admission complaint procedure is what the respective complainant presents within the time limit for giving reasons in Section 133 Paragraph 3 Sentence 1 VwGO, not what was submitted in the lower court proceedings preceding the contested judgment.
Federal Administrative Court, decision of September 18, 2024 – 11 B 2.24
Photo credit:
- Federal Administrative Court: Robert Windisch
