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| Los derechos fundamentales y sus garantías. La libertad de expresión |
| Ulrich Karpen, Nils Mölle, Simon Schwarz
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Año:2008
Páginas:601-634
Precio:6.00€
Tamaño:233.06 Kbytes
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Resumen:
According to Art. 20(1) of its constitution, the Basic Law (Grundgesetz – GG)1, Germany shall be committed to the principles of federalism, the rule of law and representative democracy as a social state. Legislative power is shared between the federation (Bund) and 16 states (Länder). If it is not explicitly delegated to the Bund, it remains on the level of the Länder (Arts. 70, 30 GG). This is the case with press, media and public security legislation. Thus, there are 16 distinct press and media laws in Germany. Art. 1(3) GG stipulates that the provisions enshrining the human and fundamental rights, i.e. Arts. 2-19 GG, are directly binding on all state powers, even on the legislative branch. Therefore, any legislation as well as the execution of federal or state laws by executive authorities or courts must meet the requirements of these provisions including the freedom of expression embodied in Art. 5 GG. As the integrity of the constitution is safeguarded by the jurisdiction of a Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht – BVerfG), legislation as well as the execution of legislative acts are subject to the interpretation of the constitution by this highest German court. Art. 93(1) GG provides for the possibility of individual complaints addressed to the Federal Constitutional Court if any of the fundamental rights is considered to be violated by any (legislative, executive or judiciary) public authority. Thus, in more than 50 years of its existence, the court has produced what can be regarded as a comprehensive constitutional case law system. |
Sumario:
1. Introduction.— 2. Pertinent Constitutional Provisions.— 3. Commenting on Legal Proceedings: A) The General Right to Personality. B) Forbidden Communications about Judicial Hearings – § 353d StGB. C) Section 13 of the German Press Code. D) Criticism of Judges and Courts. E) Expression in Court. F) Expression of Judges. G) Conclusions. |
Comentarios:
Este artículo forma parte de la obra “Dignidad de la Persona, Derechos Fundamentales, Justicia Constitucional” coordinada por Francisco Fernández Segado. Publicado en 2008 por la editorial Dykinson con el ISBN 978-84-9849-195-1. |
