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|contents=Article 4 of the "Law Concerning the Basic Rights of the German People," from 27 December 1848, asserted freedom of the press. | |contents=Article 4 of the "Law Concerning the Basic Rights of the German People," from 27 December 1848, asserted freedom of the press. | ||
Article 118 of the 11 August 1919 Constitution of the German Reich (The Weimar Constitution) guarantees freedom of the press. | |||
Article 5 of Germany’s [[Probable year:: 1949]] Constitution protects press freedom: “Freedom of the press and freedom of reporting by means of broadcasts and films shall be guaranteed. There shall be no censorship” (Constitute Project, “Germany's Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1949]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2014]]” ). | Article 5 of Germany’s [[Probable year:: 1949]] Constitution protects press freedom: “Freedom of the press and freedom of reporting by means of broadcasts and films shall be guaranteed. There shall be no censorship” (Constitute Project, “Germany's Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1949]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2014]]” ). | ||
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The Constitution of the German Reich / August 11, 1919 / Translation of Document 2050-PS / Office of U.S. Chief of Counsel. Courtesy of Cornell University Law Library, Donovan Nuremberg Trials Collection. | The Constitution of the German Reich / August 11, 1919 / Translation of Document 2050-PS / Office of U.S. Chief of Counsel. Courtesy of Cornell University Law Library, Donovan Nuremberg Trials Collection. | ||
https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/nur01840 | |||
Germany 1949 Constitution: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/German_Federal_Republic_2014 | Germany 1949 Constitution: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/German_Federal_Republic_2014 | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:35, 11 March 2024
What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
Germany
Article 4 of the "Law Concerning the Basic Rights of the German People," from 27 December 1848, asserted freedom of the press.
Article 118 of the 11 August 1919 Constitution of the German Reich (The Weimar Constitution) guarantees freedom of the press.
Article 5 of Germany’s 1949 Constitution protects press freedom: “Freedom of the press and freedom of reporting by means of broadcasts and films shall be guaranteed. There shall be no censorship” (Constitute Project, “Germany's Constitution of 1949 with Amendments through 2014” ).
References:
"IV. Fundamental Rights of the German People voted in by the National Assembly in Frankfurt.," IV. Droits Fondementaux du Peuple Allemand votes par l'Assemblee Nationale de Francfort. (1848): 210-211: https://heinonline-org.proxygw.wrlc.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.cow/zzde0172&id=1&collection=cow&index=
The Constitution of the German Reich / August 11, 1919 / Translation of Document 2050-PS / Office of U.S. Chief of Counsel. Courtesy of Cornell University Law Library, Donovan Nuremberg Trials Collection. https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/nur01840
Germany 1949 Constitution: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/German_Federal_Republic_2014