What is the job of a judge in Germany?
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Correct answer to question 147: To dispense justice
Explanation
A judge's main task is to dispense justice, that is, to decide bindingly how the law applies to a concrete dispute. Under Article 97 of the Basic Law judges are independent and subject only to the law.
The question in German, as it appears in the test
Was ist die Arbeit eines Richters / einer Richterin in Deutschland?
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