Decisions of the Bundesverfassungsgericht - Federal Constitutional Court - Federal Republic of Germany

Federal Constitutional Court

doi:10.5771/9783845237534

Summary

Volume five of the series deals with family-related questions of law. The members of the Federal Constitutional Court have compiled 51 landmark decisions from the years 1957-2010 and had them translated into English.

The decisions cover a broad range of subject-matters, including the conclusion of marriage, maintenance law, custody rights, adoption, divorce, and the right to know one’s parentage. They also illustrate the various ways in which the Basic Law’s protection of marriage and the family influences the interpretation in such diverse fields of law as social, fiscal, prison, press, or municipal law.

The President of the Federal Constitutional Court, Professor Dr. Andreas Voßkuhle, introduces the collection of cases in a preface. The book concludes with a translation of the Basic Law into English. Like the previous volumes, volume five contains indices of key words and statutes, as well as an updated list of all Federal Constitutional Court members since 1951.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2013
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8329-6851-9
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-3753-4
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 962
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages I - XXVIII
BVerfGE 6, 55 Order of the First Senate of 17 January 1957 – 1 BvL 4/54 “Taxation of households case” Article 6.1 of the Basic Law is a fundamental provision (binding value decision) and currently bin... No access Pages 1 - 19
BVerfGE 10, 59 Judgment of the First Senate of 29 July 1959 – 1 BvR 205, 332, 333, 367/58, 1 BvL 27, 100/58 “Case concerning parental power” Decision regarding the equality of the mother and the fathe... No access Pages 20 - 39
BVerfGE 22, 93 Order of the First Senate of 7 June 1967 – 1 BvR 76/62 “Maintenance I case” Taking Article 6.1 of the Basic Law into account in determining the maintenance of spouses living apart No access Pages 40 - 44
BVerfGE 23, 258 Order of the First Senate of 7 May 1968 – 1 BvR 133/67 “Duty to promote families case” Decision on the duty of the state to promote families No access Pages 45 - 50
BVerfGE 24, 119 Order of the First Senate of 29 July 1968 – 1 BvL 20/63, 31/66, 5/67 “Adoption I case” Substitution of parental consent to adoption No access Pages 51 - 74
BVerfGE 28, 324 Order of the First Senate of 27 May 1970 – 1 BvL 22/63, 27/64 “Marriage clause case” Incompatibility of the marriage clauses in the orphans’ pension in social pensions insurance with A... No access Pages 75 - 99
BVerfGE 31, 58 Order of the First Senate of 4 May 1971 – 1 BvR 636/68 “Spaniard case” Validity of fundamental rights (here: Article 6.1 of the Basic Law) for German international private law; freedom ... No access Pages 100 - 121
BVerfGE 42, 95 Order of the Second Senate of 6 April 1976 – 2 BvR 61/76 “Pre-trial detention I case (visiting permission)” Permission for spouses and children of pre-trial detainees to visit outside g... No access Pages 122 - 126
BVerfGE 51, 386 Order of the First Senate of 18 July 1979 – 1 BvR 650/77 “Expulsion case” Expulsion of a foreign national convicted of a criminal offence who is married to a German woman and has a leg... No access Pages 127 - 137
BVerfGE 53, 224 Judgment of the First Senate of 28 February 1980 – 1 BvL 136/78, 1 BvR 890/77, 1300, 1440/78, 32/79 “Divorce law case” Dissolution of marriage according to the new law because of break... No access Pages 138 - 155
BVerfGE 55, 171 Order of the First Senate of 5 November 1980 – 1 BvR 349/80 “Custody case” Accommodation of the will of a child in a ruling on custody after divorce of the parents and ruling of the ju... No access Pages 156 - 165
BVerfGE 57, 170 Order of the Second Senate of 5 February 1981 – 2 BvR 646/80 “Pre-trial detention II case (correspondence by letter)” Decision regarding the monitoring of letters during pre-trial dete... No access Pages 166 - 190
BVerfGE 60, 79 Order of the First Senate of 17 February 1982 – 1 BvR 188/80 “Case concerning the separation of a child from its family” Separation of a child from its family even where the parents fai... No access Pages 191 - 202
BVerfGE 61, 358 Judgment of the First Senate of 3 November 1982 – 1 BvL 25, 38, 40/80, 12/81 “Joint custody case” Decision regarding the exclusion of the joint custody of divorced parents No access Pages 203 - 219
BVerfGE 66, 84 Order of the First Senate of 10 January 1984 – 1 BvL 5/83 “Maintenance priority case” Priority under the law of maintenance for the divorced spouse with care of children No access Pages 220 - 230
BVerfGE 72, 122 Order of the First Senate of 18 June 1986 – 1 BvR 857/85 “Withdrawal of custody rights case” Safeguarding the status of children as holders of fundamental rights in the proceedings (su... No access Pages 231 - 244
BVerfGE 76, 1 Order of the Second Senate of 12 May 1987 – 2 BvR 1226/83, 101, 313/84 “Entry of aliens to join family members living in the Federal Republic” Waiting periods for the entry of aliens (Tu... No access Pages 245 - 286
BVerfGE 79, 51 Order of the First Senate of 12 October 1988 – 1 BvR 818/88 “Foster parents case” Removal of a child from its foster family No access Pages 287 - 300
BVerfGE 80, 81 Order of the Second Senate of 18 April 1989 – 2 BvR 1169/84 “Case concerning the adoption of an adult foreigner” Right of residence of an adult foreigner adopted by a German No access Pages 301 - 310
BVerfGE 82, 6 Order of the First Senate of 3 April 1990 – 1 BvR 1186/89 “Unmarried civil partner as tenant case” Unmarried civil partner of a deceased tenant as “another family member” within the mean... No access Pages 311 - 319
BVerfGE 84, 168 Order of the First Senate of 7 May 1991 – 1 BvL 32/88 “Case regarding custody rights for children born out of wedlock” Joint parental custody for children born out of wedlock No access Pages 320 - 335
BVerfGE 87, 1 Judgment of the First Senate of 7 July 1992 – 1 BvL 51/86, 50/87, 1 BvR 873/90, 761/91 “Rubble women case” Allowance of child-raising periods in the statutory pensions insurance of wage-... No access Pages 336 - 354
BVerfGE 93, 373 Order of the Second Senate of 16 January 1996 – 2 BvL 4/95 “Case involving a divorced couple’s simultaneous membership of a municipal council” Simultaneous membership of former spouses... No access Pages 355 - 363
BVerfGE 96, 56 Order of the First Senate of 6 May 1997 – 1 BvR 409/90 “Case concerning information about father’s identity” Decision regarding the obligation of a mother to provide information to her ... No access Pages 364 - 371
BVerfGE 97, 332 Order of the First Senate of 10 March 1998 – 1 BvR 178/97 “Graduated kindergarten contributions case” Kindergarten contributions graduated by family income No access Pages 372 - 385
BVerfGE 99, 145 Order of the Second Senate of 29 October 1998 – 2 BvR 1206/98 “Hague Child Abduction Convention case” Hague Child Abduction Convention; accommodation of the best interests of the child... No access Pages 386 - 401
BVerfGE 99, 216 Order of the Second Senate of 10 November 1998 – 2 BvR 1057, 1226, 980/91 “Equalisation of family burdens case” Exclusion of parents living in marital community from tax deduction of c... No access Pages 402 - 419
BVerfGE 99, 246 Order of the Second Senate of 10 November 1998 – 2 BvL 42/93 “Minimum child income case” Minimum child income for the 1987 assessment period to be allowed for in income tax No access Pages 420 - 431
BVerfGE 99, 300 Order of the Second Senate of 24 November 1998 – 2 BvL 26/91, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10/96, 3, 4, 5, 6/97 “Civil servants’ children case” (state’s obligation to take care of civil servants’ we... No access Pages 432 - 449
BVerfGE 101, 361 Judgment of the First Senate of 15 December 1999 – 1 BvR 653/96 “Caroline of Monaco II case” Publication of photographs from the daily and private life of prominent persons – Caroline... No access Pages 450 - 474
BVerfGE 103, 89 Judgment of the First Senate of 6 February 2001 – 1 BvR 12/92 “Marriage covenant case” Judicial review of agreements in a covenant of marriage concluded with a pregnant woman prior to ... No access Pages 475 - 490
BVerfGE 103, 242 Judgment of the First Senate of 3 April 2001 – 1 BvR 1629/94 “Long-term care insurance case” Long-term care insurance contributions for childcaring and child-raising members of social... No access Pages 491 - 514
BVerfGE 104, 373 Judgment of the First Senate of 30 January 2002 – 1 BvL 23/96 “Double family names case” Exclusion of double family names No access Pages 515 - 529
BVerfGE 105, 1 Order of the First Senate of 5 February 2002 – 1 BvR 105, 559/95, 457/96 “Post-marital maintenance case” Equivalence of family work and gainful employment in the assessment of post-mari... No access Pages 530 - 540
BVerfGE 105, 313 Judgment of the First Senate of 17 July 2002 – 1 BvF 1, 2/01 “Civil Partnerships Act case” Correction of an adopted bill; right of approval of the Bundesrat; compatibility with Articl... No access Pages 541 - 576
BVerfGE 106, 166 Order of the First Senate of 29 October 2002 – 1 BvL 16, 17/95, 16/97 “Case involving the advantage acquired through additional counted children” Decision regarding the equal treatmen... No access Pages 577 - 590
BVerfGE 107, 104 Judgment of the Second Senate of 16 January 2003 – 2 BvR 716/01 “Parental involvement in proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act case” Exclusion of a father with parental rights from... No access Pages 591 - 610
BVerfGE 107, 150 Judgment of the First Senate of 29 January 2003 – 1 BvL 20/99, 1 BvR 933/01 “Case regarding parental custody for children born out of wedlock” § 1626a of the Civil Code is currently c... No access Pages 611 - 632
BVerfGE 107, 205 Judgment of the First Senate of 12 February 2003 – 1 BvR 624/01 “Family insurance case” The constitutionality of family insurance (§ 10 of the Fifth Book of the Code of Social Law) No access Pages 633 - 641
BVerfGE 108, 82 Order of the First Senate of 9 April 2003 – 1 BvR 1493/96, 1724/01 “Biological father case” Decision regarding the legal position of the (putative) natural, but not legal, father and t... No access Pages 642 - 668
BVerfGE 108, 351 Order of the First Senate of 7 October 2003 – 1 BvR 246/93, 2298/94 “Case relating to the splitting advantage in case of spousal maintenance” Unconstitutionality of the consideration ... No access Pages 669 - 680
BVerfGE 109, 256 Judgment of the First Senate of 18 February 2004 – 1 BvR 193/97 “Joint family name case” Unconstitutionality of § 1355.2 of the Civil Code, which prohibits spouses who wish to have a ... No access Pages 681 - 693
BVerfGE 111, 307 Order of the Second Senate of 14 October 2004 – 2 BvR 1481/04 “Görgülü I case” Obligation to take into account the European Convention on Human Rights and the decisions of the Europea... No access Pages 694 - 713
BVerfGK 4, 339 Order of the Third Chamber of the First Senate of 28 December 2004 – 1 BvR 2790/04 “Görgülü II case” Arbitrary review of an unappealable arrangement for access – binding effect of a dec... No access Pages 714 - 723
BVerfGK 5, 161 Order of the First Chamber of the First Senate of 5 April 2005 – 1 BvR 1664/04 “Görgülü III case” Binding effect of a decision of the European Court of Human Rights – constitutional req... No access Pages 724 - 731
BVerfGE 113, 88 Judgment of the First Senate of 7 June 2005 – 1 BvR 1508/96 “Parental support case” Constitutional limits where children are required by the social assistance funding agency to pay sup... No access Pages 732 - 746
BVerfGE 115, 259 Order of the First Senate of 28 March 2006 – 1 BvL 10/01 “Maternity protection period case” Incompatibility with Article 6.4 of the Basic Law of the employment promotion law in force ... No access Pages 747 - 758
BVerfGE 117, 202 Judgment of the First Senate of 13 February 2007 – 1 BvR 421/05 “Secret paternity test case” Decision regarding the right of the legal father to know that his child is biologically hi... No access Pages 759 - 778
BVerfGE 118, 45 Order of the First Senate of 28 February 2007 – 1 BvL 9/04 “Childcare maintenance case” Incompatibility of the different assessment of childcare maintenance because of the care or brin... No access Pages 779 - 803
BVerfGE 121, 69 Judgment of the First Senate of 1 April 2008 – 1 BvR 1620/04 “Parental duty of contact case” Decision regarding the compulsory enforcement of an adjudged duty of contact pursuant to § ... No access Pages 804 - 825
BVerfGE 127, 132 Order of the First Senate of 21 July 2010 – 1 BvR 420/09 “Case regarding custody rights of fathers of children born out of wedlock” Decision regarding the parental right of the father... No access Pages 826 - 851
Appendix The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany No access Pages 852 - 936
Index No access Pages 937 - 956
Index of Statutes No access Pages 957 - 962