>Germany Strengthens Constitutional Court Against Far-Right Influence
• The German parliament passed a law to protect the Federal Constitutional Court from political manipulation, particularly from the rising far-right AfD party.
• The amendment enshrines key aspects of the court’s structure, such as the number of judges and their terms, in the Basic Law, making them harder to alter.
• It safeguards the court’s autonomy in procedures and prevents parliamentary minorities from blocking judge appointments.
• The reforms were partly motivated by concerns about similar judicial crises in Poland and Hungary, where governments weakened judicial independence.
• While some experts praised the changes, others cautioned against making laws too difficult to amend in the future.
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>Germany Strengthens Constitutional Court Against Far-Right Influence
• The German parliament passed a law to protect the Federal Constitutional Court from political manipulation, particularly from the rising far-right AfD party.
• The amendment enshrines key aspects of the court’s structure, such as the number of judges and their terms, in the Basic Law, making them harder to alter.
• It safeguards the court’s autonomy in procedures and prevents parliamentary minorities from blocking judge appointments.
• The reforms were partly motivated by concerns about similar judicial crises in Poland and Hungary, where governments weakened judicial independence.
• While some experts praised the changes, others cautioned against making laws too difficult to amend in the future.
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-moves-to-protect-top-court-against-far-right/a-68403671
Uhh…isnt protecting against political influence of afd, political influence in itself?
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