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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
Rome, Italy, 02/16/2006 15:34
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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