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Amtsgericht is German for ''Local Court''.〔(German Foreign Office: Equivalents of the names of German courts in other languages )〕 These courts form the lowest level of the so-called ''ordinary jurisdiction'' of the German judiciary (German ''Ordentliche Gerichtsbarkeit''), which is responsible for most criminal and civil judicial matters.〔(Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz (German Judiciary Act) §12 ), (English translation )〕 The German Amtsgericht may be compared to the British Magistrates' Court. The main areas of an Amtsgericht's jurisdiction are: * court of first instance for civil case where the subject of litigation is worth 5,000 euros or less, and for litigation involving rental agreements, marriages, alimony and child custody. * court of first instance for criminal cases where a fine or a prison term of no more than four years can be imposed. * administration of several public register such as the companies', the associations', the cooperatives' and the land ownership register. There are about 700 ''Amtsgerichte'' in Germany,〔(A list of Amtsgerichte )〕 whose jurisdictional area typically comprises a small number of towns or municipalities. The next higher level of ordinary jurisdiction is called Landgericht. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amtsgericht」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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