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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8819

3 November 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court of justice
Germany can apply special status to respect for human dignity

Luxembourg, 02/11/2004 (Agence Europe) - Germany may accord a special status to the principle of respect for human dignity, by making it into a fundamental value included in the German Constitution. A company cannot, therefore, challenge a ban on exercising an activity which Germany feels runs counter to human dignity on the grounds that this activity is allowed in another Member State, the United Kingdom.

In the city of Bonn, the activity in question took place in a "Laserdrome", which was...

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