Gesetzesvorbehalt
reservation of law; statutory-authority requirement
noun ge-ZE-tses-for-be-halt Rare
Usage Note
Gesetzesvorbehalt is the constitutional principle requiring that any interference with individual rights must be authorised by a formal law, not merely an administrative rule. It is a cornerstone of the German Rechtsstaat.
Examples
"Grundrechtseingriffe bedürfen wegen des Gesetzesvorbehalts einer gesetzlichen Grundlage."
Natural Translation
Interferences with fundamental rights require a statutory basis due to the reservation of law.
Literal Translation
Fundamental-rights-interferences require due-to the statutory-authority-requirement a statutory basis.
Related Words
- Abmahnschreiben formal warning letter (demanding cessation of unlawful conduct)
- Abschiebung deportation
- Akteneinsicht access to files
- Amtsgericht local court
- Amtspflicht official duty; duty of care owed by a public official
- Anfechtungsklage action for annulment
- Angeklagte defendant
- Anhörung hearing; right to be heard (before a decision is made)
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