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☆ German Government, Opposition Agree Constitutional Changes to Protect Top Court, Newspaper Reports
  + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( March | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +1 min
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's centre-left ruling coalition and the main conservative opposition have agreed a draft law to protect its highest court, the Rheinische Post newspaper reported on Thursday, at a time of growing concern about the strength of the far-right AfD party. The anti-establishment, nationalist party is already under state surveillance on suspicion of being extremist and anti-constitution. The AfD rejects allegations it is undemocratic and has said the Constitutional Court, which is appointed by parliament, is biased and closely linked with the government. The 12-page draft law will incorporate the mandate of the Federal Constitutional Court into the constitution, the Rheinische Post reported, with the aim of enshrining its independence with the following passage:"The decisions of the Federal Constitutional Court bind the constitutional bodies of the federal and state governments as well as all courts and authorities." Photos You Should See View All 60 Images"All of these regulations are therefore exempt from change with a simple majority in the future," the Rheinische Post added, quoting the draft legislation.
Persons: Riham, Mark Heinrich Organizations: BERLIN, Rheinische Post, Constitutional, Federal Constitutional Court, Federal, Court
☆ German Federal Court Denies 2 Seriously Ill Men Direct Access to Lethal Drug Dose
  + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Associated Press | Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +2 min
BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court on Tuesday denied two seriously ill men direct access to a lethal dose of a drug, arguing that the country's narcotics law stands in the way and that they could turn to assisted suicide to end their lives. The two men, one of whom has advanced multiple sclerosis and the other of whom has been through cancer, sought permission to acquire lethal doses of natrium-pentobarbital. In July, lawmakers failed to agree on new rules regulating assisted suicide after the country’s highest court struck down legislation which banned the practice when conducted on a “business” basis. Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesThe Federal Constitutional Court ruled in 2020 that the ban, which was introduced five years earlier, violated the rights of citizens to determine the circumstances of their own deaths by restricting their ability to seek assistance from a third party. The lawyer for the plaintiffs in Tuesday's case, Robert Rossbruch, said the verdict marked a “black day” and that he was likely to take the case to the constitutional court, German news agency dpa reported.
Persons: Robert Rossbruch Organizations: BERLIN, Administrative Court, Constitutional Locations: Germany
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