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>It places "human dignity" (which is purposefully left open to a potentially changing interpretation) above all other rights which are derived from it. Which i
by Kristine1975 11y ago
>It places "human dignity" (which is purposefully left open to a potentially changing interpretation) above all other rights which are derived from it.
Which is why marital rape was legal until 1997 /s
>The constitutional court interprets all basic rights as broad, and all restrictions which are allowed need be as small as possible while still keeping the intent of the constitution.
Not really. Otherwise marijuana would be legal, the paragraph making incest illegal would have been abolished in 2008, the paragraph criminalizing gay sex would never have existed etc.
P.S: What's with the seemingly random "You're submitting too fast. Please slow down. Thanks" message?
- germanier 11y agoI don't want to comment on the specific examples. Most of the cited laws don't fit my personal view of justice. Obviously there have been and still are some interpretations which are outlandish. But this is what you get as soon as you start dealing with humans. Overall, I firmly believe that the constitution even with its flaws is a powerful document protecting the people.