Luftsicherheitsgesetz
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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 highjackers had become apparent. However, the clause was declared unconstitutional by the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
on 2005-02-15. 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.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
for Aviation Security Act) is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
law created in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
which came into force on 2005-01-15. § 14 (3) would have granted the Bundeswehr
Bundeswehr
The Bundeswehr consists of the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities...
permission to use weapons against commercial airliners once their designation as a weapon by highjackers had become apparent. However, the clause was declared unconstitutional by the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
The Federal Constitutional Court is a special court established by the Grundgesetz, the German basic law...
on 2005-02-15. 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
- :de:Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zum Luftsicherheitsgesetz 2005
- Trolley problemTrolley problemThe trolley problem is a thought experiment in ethics, first introduced by Philippa Foot, but also extensively analysed by Judith Jarvis Thomson, Peter Unger, and Frances Kamm...