Funktionszulagen fur Parlamentarische Geschaftsfuhrer. Zum Urteil des Schleswig-Holsteinischen Landesverfassungsgerichts vom 30. September 2013

In: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen: ZParl, Band 45, Heft 2, S. 307-314

Abstract

According to the jurisdiction of the German Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) the number of parliamentary functions with additional position-related allowances is limited to prominent positions, such as the President and Vice-President of Parliament and the chairperson of a parliamentary faction, whereas other prominent functions, e.g., the whips of a faction, are not permitted additional remuneration. The ruling of the BVerfG has been widely criticized because the Court did not take into account sufficiently the realities in the different Parliaments. In contrast to the BVerfG, the Constitutional Court of Schleswig-Holstein has ruled convincingly that granting allowances for whips does not impair the principle of equality among MPs inappropriately because the allowance compensates for the restrictions in carrying out the mandate that the additional position entails. Adapted from the source document.