Summary Description
- Imposes a duty on the State to protect animals.
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- Animal welfare
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- All animals
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- Germany
- Sub-jurisdictionCountry or state where the text applies
- N/A
- Type of ActWhether the act is a law, regulation, or policy, or another type of text
- Constitution
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- In force
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- Binding
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- 2002
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- Grundgesetz f�r die Bundesrepublik Deutschland [GG][Basic Law] art. 20a (Ger.)
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Imposes a duty on the State to protect "animals by legislation and, in accordance with law and justice, by executive and judicial action, all within the framework of the constitutional order."
- Weaknesses
- Animals are still classified as property under the law.