Luftsicherheitsgesetz
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.
See also
References
- ^ Bundesverfassungsgericht, 1 Senat (February 15, 2006). "Bundesverfassungsgericht - Entscheidungen - Nichtigkeit der Abschussermächtigung im Luftsicherheitsgesetz: fehlende Gesetzgebungsbefugnis des Bundes für einen Einsatz der Streitkräfte mit spezifisch militärischen Waffen bei der Bekämpfung von Naturkatastrophen und besonders schweren Unglücksfällen - LuftSiG § 14 Abs 3 mit dem Recht auf Leben iVm der Menschenwürdegarantie unvereinbar, soweit von dem Einsatz der Waffengewalt tatunbeteiligte Menschen an Bord des Luftfahrzeugs betroffen werden". www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de.
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External links
- Full text of the law
- Press release of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
- Guidelines
- Guideline risk assessment
- Guideline threat management
- Transitional settlement 2005/2017/2019
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