Preface ...... 6

Part One: Constitutions...... 7

A) Federal Level ...... 7 Basic Law for the Federal of ...... 7 B) Land Level...... 12 1. Constitution of the of ...... 12 2. Constitution of the Land of ...... 16

Part Two: Individual Fields of Law...... 19

A) Criminal Law Protection of Religious Freedom ...... 19 1. Criminal Code...... 19 2. Administrative Offences Act...... 24 B) Upbringing and Education ...... 25 1. Act on Religious Instruction for Children...... 25 2. School Organisation Act of North-Rhine ...... 26 3. Framework Act on Universities ...... 29 4. Hessian University Act ...... 31 C) Law on Assembly and Association...... 33 1. Assemblies Act...... 33 2. Association Act...... 34 D) Media...... 35 1. Act to Regulate the Dissemination of Writings and Media Contents Harmful to Young Persons...... 35 2. Broadcasting Agreement...... 36 3. Agreement on the ZDF...... 39 4. Deutsche Welle Act...... 41 5. Act on Measures to Promote German Film...... 41 6. Agreement on the South-West German Broadcasting Corporation...... 42 7. Land Broadcasting Act of -Palatinate...... 43 E) Civil Status and Civil Law...... 44 1. Civil Status Act ...... 44 2. Civil Code...... 47 3. Introductory Act to the Civil Code...... 51 4. Authentication Act...... 52 5. Copyright Act...... 52 6. Copyright Representation Act...... 54 F) Building and Property Law ...... 55 1. Federal Building Code ...... 55 2. Property Dealings Act ...... 57 3. Federal Benefits Act...... 57

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G) Protection of Monuments ...... 59 1. Cultural Assets Protection Act...... 59 2. Saxon Monument Protection Act ...... 59 H) Burial System ...... 61 Burials Act of Western Pommerania ...... 61 I) Youth and Voluntary Welfare Institutions ...... 62 1. Federal Social Assistance Act...... 62 2. Social Code, Eigth Book (VIII): Child and Youth Assistance...... 63 3. Federal Child Benefit Act ...... 64 J) Law on Military and Alternative Service ...... 65 1. Act on Compulsory Military Service ...... 65 2. Act on Refusal to render Military Service involving the Use of Arms on Grounds of Conscience...... 66 3. Act on Civilian Service for Conscientious Objectors ...... 66 4. Soldiers Act...... 68 5. Act on Military Chaplaincy...... 68 K) Imprisonment ...... 69 1. Prison Act...... 69 2. Remand Detention Execution Ordinance...... 71 3. Juvenile Courts Act ...... 72 4. Juvenile Detention Execution Ordinance...... 72 L) Law on Civil Servants and Judges...... 74 1. Civil Service Law Framework Act...... 74 2. Federal Act on Civil Servants ...... 75 3. Federal Act on Remuneration ...... 75 4. Civil Servants Benefits Act...... 77 5. German Judiciary Act...... 78 6. Civil Service Act...... 79 M) Funding...... 80 1. Ordinance on Dues...... 80 2. 1997 Income Tax Act...... 83 3. 1999 Corporate Gains Tax Act...... 85 4. 1999 Turnover Tax Act...... 86 5. 1999 Trade Tax Act...... 87 6. Act on Inheritance Tax and Gifts Tax...... 88 7. Act on Real Property Tax...... 89 8. Budgetary Principles Act ...... 90 9. Act on Collection of Church Taxes in the Land of -Westphalia...... 90 10. Act Governing Resignation from the Churches, Religious Communities and Ideological Communities under Public Law of North-Rhine Westphalia...... 96 N) Labour Law ...... 98 1. Works Constitution Act...... 98 2. Act on Employees Co-determination ...... 99 3. Act on Representative Committees of Executive Employees...... 99

3 4. Federal Act on Staff Representation ...... 100 5. Social Code, Third Book (III): Employment Promotion...... 100 6. Working Hours Act ...... 103 7. Vocational Training Act...... 105 8. Juvenile Workers Protection Act ...... 105 9. Act on the Promotion of Early Retirement Benefits ...... 106 O) Data Protection...... 107 1. Federal Data Protection Act ...... 107 2. Act on the Protection of Citizens' Personal Data of -Anhalt...... 107 3. Registration Law Framework Act...... 108 4. Registration Act of the Land of Saxony-Anhalt ...... 111 P) Religion and Religious Communities in General Legal Relations ...... 113 1. Law on Aliens: Aliens Act...... 113 2. Traffic Law: Ordinance on the Operation of Transport Enterprises in Local Public Passenger Transport...... 114 3. Law on Foundations: Foundations Act of Schleswig-Holstein...... 114 4. Law Relating to Holidays: ...... 115 a) Act on Sundays and Holidays of ...... 115 b) Act on Shop Closing Times...... 118 5. Animal Protection: Animal Protection Act ...... 119 6. Law on Collections: Act on Collections of ...... 119 7. Law on Insurance: ...... 120 a) Social Code, Fifth Book (V): National Health Insurance...... 120 b) Social Code, Sixth Book (VI): National Pensions Insurance...... 122 c) Social Code, Seventh Book (VII) National Accident Insurance ...... 124 8. Procedural Law...... 125 a) Act on International Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters...... 125 b) Courts Constitution Act...... 126 c) Introductory Act to the Courts Constitution Act ...... 126 d) Administrative Procedure Act ...... 128 e) Administrative Execution Act ...... 128 f) Ordinance on the Procedure of the Administrative Courts ...... 128 g) Ordinance on Criminal Procedure...... 129 h) Ordinance on Civil Procedure...... 133 i) Court Costs Act ...... 135 j) Land Judiciary Costs Act of Baden-Württemberg ...... 136

Part III: State-Church Treaties ...... 137 1. Between the Holy See and the of 20 July 1933...... 137 2. Treaty between the Free State of and the Holy See of 14 June 1929...... 147 3. :...... 152 a) Treaty between the Land of Lower Saxony and the Protestant Land Churches in Lower Saxony of 19 March 1955...... 152 b) Treaty between the Land of Lower Saxony and the Non-denominational Religious Land Community of Lower Saxony of 8 June 1970 ...... 153

4 4. Saxony-Anhalt:...... 155 Treaty between the Land of Saxony-Anhalt with the Jewish Community in Saxony-Anhalt of 23 March 1994 ...... 155 5. :...... 161 a) Treaty of the Free State of Thuringia with the Protestant Churches in Thuringia of 15 March 1994...... 161 b) Treaty between the Holy See and the Free State of Thuringia of 11 June 1997 ...... 171 6. State-Church Treaty in the Special Field of Military Chaplaincy: Treaty of the Federal Republic of Germany with the Protestant Church of Germany to Regulate Protestant Military Chaplaincy of 22 February 1957...... 178

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