Constitutional Law Around the Globe: Fundamental Rights and the Freedom of Speech in Germany
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https://doi.org/10.21056/aec.v25i99.1952Palavras-chave:
fundamental rights; freedom of speech; German Constitutional Court; German Basic Law; democracies.Resumo
This paper exploring the Freedom of Speech in German Constitutional Law is part of the series “Constitutional Law Around the Globe”. This chapter of the series focuses on “Fundamental Rights and Freedom of Speech” in contemporary democracies. Third in the row, this paper analyses the Freedom of Speech in German Constitutional Law and how it has been shaped by the German Constitutional Court. A final paper will approach the legal systems composing the series in a comparative perspective.
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