1.   A constitutional court could not have prevented dictatorship by annulling the law.

2.   Finally, a constitutional court would inpart replace the function of the Weimar President in acting as a counterweight to parliament.

3.   His lawyers have appealed to the constitutional court against the Decree, which was agreed by a simple cabinet majority.

4.   If the constitutional court upholds the false Declaration of assets indictment against him he will have to resign.

5.   The Herrenchiemsee Draft of the Basic Law provided for a constitutional court.

6.   The matter is pending before the constitutional court.

7.   The President also urged the setting up of a constitutional court and the holding of referendums to settle future constitutional disputes.

8.   The question of appointing judges to a constitutional court was left undecided, since only the Congress chairman could nominate the judges.