Analyses

Demonstration gegen das KPD-Verbot 1956: Mehrere Männer marschieren mit Transparenten, im Vordergrund ein Schild mit der Aufschrift „Ohne legale KPD keine Demokratie“.

Party Bans in Germany: Legal Framework and Historical Experience

Analyses

Party bans represent one of the most drastic instruments in Germany’s “militant democracy” (streitbare Demokratie). Article 21, Paragraph 2 of the German Basic Law establishes the legal basis for banning political parties that seek to…

Politiker am Rednerpult des deutschen Bundestags, der wegen § 188 StGB nicht beleidigt werden darf.

§ 188 StGB: The Offense of Insulting Politicians – Instrument of Political Repression and Persecution?

Analyses, Berlin Republic

§ 188 of the German Criminal Code (StGB), known as “Politician Insult” (“Politikerbeleidigung”), represents one of the most controversial special offenses in German criminal law. This provision, which provides enhanced penalties for insulting politicians in…