The new german constitution

The Conceptual Jurisprudence of the German Constitution

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Animals set for protection by German constitution

The fourth attempt to enshrine the protection of animals in the German constitution looks likely to succeed as one of a number of recent moves in Europe changing the outlook for research. Paragraph 20a of the German constitution imposes on the state the duty to protect the natural resources and the environment. Before the end of May, this paragraph is likely to grow by three words in length, an...

The Constitution and the New Deal

New ZealandÊs Shaky Economic Constitution

n August 2000, New Zealand’s left minority coalition will abolish the Employment Contracts Act. In conjunction with other interventionist legislation, this marks a far-reaching revision of the country’s current liberal ‘economic constitution’, i.e. the fundamental rules that determine how people coordinate their activities (Kasper 2000: 20-25). Seen in isolation, most of the legislative changes...

Three Years of Animal Welfare in the German Constitution – the Balance from an Animal Welfare Perspective

The inclusion of animal welfare into the German Constitution in 2002 gained worldwide attention. Animal welfare organisations had been striving to reach this goal for more than a decade, and they had good reasons to do so: in several court cases the regulations of the German Animal Welfare Act had been overruled by basic rights laid down in the Constitution, such as the freedom of research and ...