Josef Wintrich
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Josef Marquard Wintrich (February 15, 1891 – October 19, 1958) was a German
legal scholar and judge. He served as the 2nd president of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
from 1954 to 1956. The most significant decision during his tenure was the banning of the Communist Party of Germany
in 1956.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
legal scholar and judge. He served as the 2nd president of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
The Federal Constitutional Court is a special court established by the Grundgesetz, the German basic law...
from 1954 to 1956. The most significant decision during his tenure was the banning of the Communist Party of Germany
Communist Party of Germany
The Communist Party of Germany was a major political party in Germany between 1918 and 1933, and a minor party in West Germany in the postwar period until it was banned in 1956...
in 1956.