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The '''Luftsicherheitsgesetz''' ([[German language|German]] for ''Aviation Security Act'') is a [[Germany|German]] law created in response to the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] which came into force on 2005-01-15. § 14 (3) would have granted the [[Bundeswehr]] permission to use weapons against commercial airliners once their designation as a [[Aircraft hijacking|weapon by hijackers]] had become apparent. However, the clause was declared unconstitutional by the [[Federal Constitutional Court of Germany]] on |
The '''Luftsicherheitsgesetz''' ([[German language|German]] for ''Aviation Security Act'') is a [[Germany|German]] law created in response to the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] which came into force on 2005-01-15. § 14 (3) would have granted the [[Bundeswehr]] permission to use weapons against commercial airliners once their designation as a [[Aircraft hijacking|weapon by hijackers]] had become apparent. However, the clause was declared unconstitutional by the [[Federal Constitutional Court of Germany]] on 2006-02-15.<ref>http://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/entscheidungen/rs20060215_1bvr035705.html</ref> The court affirmed that the sacrifice of innocent lives to the benefit of another group violated the unconditionally protected [[human dignity]] under Article 1 of the German Constitution. |
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Revision as of 15:11, 18 August 2014
The Luftsicherheitsgesetz (German for Aviation Security Act) is a German law created in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks which came into force on 2005-01-15. § 14 (3) would have granted the Bundeswehr permission to use weapons against commercial airliners once their designation as a weapon by hijackers had become apparent. However, the clause was declared unconstitutional by the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany on 2006-02-15.[1] The court affirmed that the sacrifice of innocent lives to the benefit of another group violated the unconditionally protected human dignity under Article 1 of the German Constitution.
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