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Shoot down airplanes is unconstitutional
Berlin, Germany - German High Court declares illegitimate the law in force since 2005
As to the declaration of unconstitutionality of the German law, in force as of beginning of 2005, which allowed armed forces to bring down an airplane hijacked by terrorists (see for details AVIONEWS), Karlsruhe High Court Judges justified their sentence with the fact that such laws don’t conciliate with either living rights or human dignity guarantees. That measure, according to the judges, makes a...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 136065
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency