And the Kaiser abdicates: The German Revolution November 1918-August 1919Bouton, S. Miles (Stephen Miles)
History
And the Kaiser abdicates: The German Revolution November 1918-August 1919
Bouton, S. Miles (Stephen Miles)
Germany -- History -- Revolution, 1918; Germany -- Politics and government
Persons, who are deprived of their liberty, shall be informed at latest
on the following day by what authority and on what grounds they have
been deprived of liberty, and they shall without delay receive an
opportunity to present objections against such loss of liberty.
ARTICLE 115
The house of every German is his sanctuary and is inviolable. Exceptions
are permissible only by authority of law.
ARTICLE 116
An act can be punishable only if the penalty was fixed by law before the
act was committed.
ARTICLE 117
The secrecy of postal, telegraphic, and telephonic communications is
inviolable. Exceptions may be permitted only by national law.
ARTICLE 118
Every German has a right within the limits of the general laws to
express his opinion freely by word, in writing, in print, by picture, or
in any other way. No relationship arising out of his employment may
hinder him in the exercise of this right, and no one may discriminate
against him if he makes use of this right.
There is no censorship, although exceptional provisions may be made by
law in the case of moving pictures. Legal measures are also permissible
for combatting obscene and indecent literature as well as for the
protection of youth at public plays and spectacles.
_SECTION II_
COMMUNITY LIFE
ARTICLE 119
Marriage, as the foundation of family life and of the maintenance and
increase of the nation, is under the special protection of the
Constitution. It is based on the equal rights of both sexes.
The maintenance of the purity, the health, and the social advancement of
the family is the task of the state and of the municipalities. Families
with numerous children have a claim to equalizing assistance.
Motherhood has a claim to the protection and care of the State.
ARTICLE 120
The physical, mental, and moral education of their offspring is the
highest duty and the natural right of parents, whose activities are
supervised by the political community.
ARTICLE 121
Illegitimate children shall be provided by law with the same
opportunities for their physical, mental, and moral development as
legitimate children.
ARTICLE 122
Youth shall be protected against exploitation as well as against neglect
of their moral, mental, or physical welfare. The necessary arrangements
shall be made by state and municipality.
Compulsory protective measures may be ordered only by authority of the
law.
ARTICLE 123
All Germans have the right of meeting peaceably and unarmed without
notice or special permission.
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