Questions tagged [germany]
Jurisdiction of Germany.
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Marriage between two brothers and related situations
Incest (for example between a brother and sister) seems to be illegal in most countries. The main (and only?) argument for that is that there is a high probability that the children might be ...
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German “Quiet Hours” exceptions
I haven't been to Germany but I've heard of the Quiet Hours law. It is required to keep noises at very low levels during "quiet hours" like at night, on Sundays and holidays. However, I'm pretty sure ...
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Germany - can my boss refuse to pay me the Christmas bonus in light of my resignation?
I'm working in Germany. My company usually gives a 13th salary to its employees, divided in 2 parts (one half in June, and the second in December). It's not technically a 13th salary, since it's not ...
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Is it allowed to destroy political billboards?
I see that political posters in Germany during election get destroyed all the time. For example, NPD posters are always teard down or on a ground. Merkel's picture is often with beard and mustache. ...
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Is a 10 hour workday in Germany 9AM until 7PM or 9AM until 7:45PM?
From what I found in the google-translate of (what I believe is) the relevant Ministry of Justice page,
it seems that lunch and breaks count towards the maximum of 10 hours per day in Germany.
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Can a thief legally use force to prevent you from take your property back, in Germany
In this comment on another stack a user claims:
Even in thoroughly socialist places such as e.g. Germany where criminals have more rights than lawful people (see e.g. BGB 858 and 859 which not only ...
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Leave Germany for few months after having registered
I am a an Italian university employee in Munich. I have rented a flat until the end of November and I did the "Anmeldung" in the offices of the burgeburo.
Now I need to leave Germany for 4 months due ...
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Buying a business in Germany
Therr is Person A with SoleTraderCompA
and person B with no company.
Person A wants to sell to B,
B wants to buy.
Both residents of Germany.
How can this be processed?
Transfer obligations etc.
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Section, sentence, nos. (German immigration law)
Section 18b of the Act on the Residence, Economic Activity and Integration of Foreigners in the Federal Territory contains the next text:
A foreigner who has successfully completed his studies at a ...
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Why are Nazi war criminals being prosecuted now?
Lately numerous former Nazi war criminals are being prosecuted. The latest being a 97 year old former SS soldier.
But why are they being prosecuted now? Why did they take so long to do this?
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Must German job postings include “(m/f)” even in English?
As I understand it, German law requires companies posting job openings to address the gendered nature of the German language by including both the masculine and feminine forms of the job title (e.g., ...
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What does German law say about online threats using Social Media (Youtube)?
I was watching a Youtube Video where a man calls on other people to kill a woman who burned the Quran and filmed it.
I know it's not OK if you disrespect somone's religion, but no one has a right to ...
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Public WiFi - when do you have to delete stored user data?
Note: I originally thought of this for germany, but if you have examples from other countries those are also welcome, since im interested in the topic in general.
So lets say im using a public WiFi, ...
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Taxes and freelancing in Germany
This question is a follow up and more precise version of Tax law and freelancing as a side-job in Germany.
As explained in the linked question, working as a freelancer in Germany could turn out to be ...
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Can I be fined for the intention to commit a traffic violation, after the police prevented me from carrying through?
After having stopped at a red traffic light, seeing the intersection empty, I was about to get on by bike and turn right when a police officer behind me informed me that doing so would mean a €100 ...
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What is the legal age for drinking alcohol in Germany? [duplicate]
I heard that in Germany you can buy low alcoholic drinks from 16 years old, and from 18 years old you can buy strong alcoholic drinks.
What about drinking?
If I buy for 14 year old alcohol. Will this ...
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Hiring freelancers in Germany
This question is the counterpart to Tax law and freelancing as a side-job in Germany.
What are the laws concerning hiring a freelancer for a short project (for example an international freelancer ...
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Can you be convicted for being a murderer twice?
Germany has this weird specialty¹ in its criminal law's murder paragraph. While most paragraphs say something like “The person who does A is punished with B”, the murder paragraph (“Strafgesetzbuch § ...
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Tax law and freelancing as a side-job in Germany
Is it legally possible for a European (non-German) PhD student/research assistant at a German university (who gets paid according to 75% of the TV-L 13 wage) perform side jobs for international ...
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Can the EU legally mandate the sterilization of a member country? [closed]
To give context so that my question may be better understood and not just disregarded as trolling, I have just read "Germany must Perish!" by author Theodore N. Kaufman. It's a very well-written book, ...
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Storing chat messages in a private database with user consent
The Situation
I am currently creating a Telegram bot for me and some friends that stores all chat messages we send in our group chat in a database so that we can retrieve advanced chat statistics. I ...
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Can a family member break into my room and can I take legal actions against it?
Here is the situation.
I still live with my family like my brother (we are both of legal age) . We never had a good brother relationship. We always try to avoid each other as best as we can. In the ...
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Is it mandatory to register a business account at online shops?
I have a small computer business.
I order about 5 devices (printers/SSDs/notebooks/...) total for my clients a month in different online stores.
On many online stores you can register as private ...
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About BAFoeG Bundesausbildungsgesetz
I have received monthly payments during my university education in Germany for 7 years, until September 1990. I want to know whether the time lapse of now 29 years will be exempting me from paying ...
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Does the EU Blue Card allow to deliberately have 3 months of unemployment between jobs?
I'm from non-EU country and I'm getting a new permanent job in the Germany right now. The contract has the next paragraph:
§ 18 Post-Contractual Non-Competition/Contractual Penalty
(1) For a ...
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Ignore an invoice issued by an internet registration
I have registered for a training which is going to be organized in Germany. The registration was done by a form in which I have mentioned my personal information, my address, and the company I work ...
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Legal status of animals in Germany
How has Germany has dealt with the legal status of animals? What, if any, transition has taken place from a thing to a creature in a legal context?
This question is prompted by a sentence found in ...
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I committed a crime against the Weapons Act in Germany - Can I travel there?
I bought a butterfly knife in Poland (where it is legal) and had an overnight stop in Germany. I checked my bags out from the airport that night, then checked them back in the morning.
The knife was ...
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What legal charges could I face after this action?
So it seems I might have made a mistake.
It was sunday evening and I was hanging out with around 10 people aged between 16 and 26 (rough estimate). At one point I grabbed the phone of one of the ...
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Mass, commercial identification of people appearing in porn
Someone on the Internet claims (I'll call this person "the operator" below):
They have crawled around 100TB of data from both mainstream social networking sites, and porn sites with user-generated ...
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Work permit for a US based space and defence company for EU citizen
I'm looking into writing my bachelor thesis at a aerospace company abroad.
My question is if there are any special regulation regarding working for a aerospace company, with military contracts, as a ...
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Default notice period in Germany
I work in Germany. I have a permanent job contract.
Because of a mistake it doesn't contain a clause about the notice period in case I want to quit.
What notice period is applied in this case?
I'm a ...
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Innocent until proven guilty in Germany?
My understanding was that German criminal proceedings are "private" (meaning secret, no one is allowed in except participants) and that the accused is assumed to be guilty until proven innocent, which ...
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ARD / ZDF reduced bill or no pay at all
I have many years now "Tinnitus". I have already visited a doctor and he told me that i can use a hearing device or i should do an operation, if things go worse.
A friend of mine said that as long i ...
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Can I sign multiple job contracts with different German companies?
I'm from a non-EU country, I have received some Job contracts from Germany.
Is it possible to sign them all, so in any case, I will not be without a contract if I lose one? What is the legality ...
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I suffer From PTSD but my Boss may fire me
I suffer from PTSD and depression. I worked as an interpreter in a war zone for 6 years. I can't get enough sleep because of my nightmares. Even if I sleep 12 hours I am still tired.
I work in IT in ...
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How can I quickly make a tenant move out of a sold house?
Sold House in Germany in empty condition whitout tenants to a builder who wants to demolish and build a new house.
Handover to new owner failed because one tenant still claims to live there.
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asked to sign an affidavit even though one can't testify
Imagine one bought something at an online shop. The shop ship it via a common shipping company. The online tracking said it has been delivered to the buyer but one didn't receive it, nor got a notice ...
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'Right to be forgotten' denied due to insufficient identification
I registered for a free online service with fake data while being underage.
Years later I request to have the account deleted, using the e-mail address I registered with. However, to identify me as ...
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Do I need permission to use an image from a book from 1942?
The book is On growth and forms by D'arcy Thompson. It was published in 1942 and Thompson died in 1948. Wikipedia uses the image citing public domain. Can I use extracts and images from the book with ...
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Are contracts correct/legal with a wrong Postcode and City?
Last week I signed a contract for a gym membership with the wrong location. I'm not really aware of how contract signing is handled in other countries, but here in Germany it always is a part of it. ...
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Can I refuse to integrate google/Facebook trackers on a website?
I work as front end developer for a company in Germany and regularly get asked to implement trackers in the products. In my opinion it is immoral to sell out your users to tech giants (and probably to ...
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Can I apply for German Citizenship?
My German grandfather had to flee Germany in 1934 as a member of KPD. He died in 1938 in Moscow; a victim of Stalin's Great Terror. His German family was compensated post 1945 for his death which ...
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What is the purpose of a disclaimer like “this is not legal advice”?
If someone who is not a lawyer is giving out legal advice, does it make any difference if they include a disclaimer along the lines of "this is not legal advice"?
For the purposes of this question, I ...
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What does it mean for a statute such as § 2 (1) 7 AGG to “apply” but have no legal consequences?
I am in the process of finding out the legal framework surrounding anti-discrimination statutes in German public universities as it pertains to students (not employees of the university as they are ...
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Liability for insurance if electric/water supply installation for a kitchen done by myself in Germany
Do I need to hire a certified electrician/plumber to install water and electricity supply for a kitchen to ensure any following damage is insured by the building/home insurance or can I do it myself ...
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Why the german “Agentur für Arbeit” would oficially support companys acting against german law?
In the comments1 to this answer: Badly designed reimbursement form. What does that say about the company? I had yesterday an discussion where another user claimed by §670 BGB companys are in Germany ...
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Work remotely in a EU country for a non EU company
I am a German citizen permanently living in Germany. Is it legal to be employed by a company located in Mauritius and work 100% remotely without ever visiting Mauritius?
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Is the termination of a contract valid without a confirmation paper?
So I terminated my gym membership about 2 months ago (notice period was 1 month, but I wanted to have it done at that point just to be sure). I handed in the paper personally, because I still worked ...
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Is it legal for employers to ask for social media handles?
is it legal for employers to ask for social media handles in job application or pre-employment forms? If it is unrelated to the job?
I understand for jobs like marketing, modeling etc. where a large ...
