Questions tagged [germany]
Jurisdiction of Germany.
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(Germany) Repairs at end of rental contract for pre-existing issues: who has burden of proof?
I recently moved to a new apartment, and cancelled the contract for my previous apartment where I had lived for several years. The contract for the old apartment had a three month notice period, so I ...
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Are parents liable to prosecution as soon as they know that their child has stolen something?
In Germany, children up to the age of 14 are not liable to prosecution. What happens when a child steals a sweet in the supermarket and the parents don't notice at first? Only when they get home do ...
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From what age may children walk home alone from an activity/sport in Germany?
In the UK, there are strict safeguarding rules for children. If a child is not picked up after school or an activity by their parents or caregivers, the teachers need to wait until they are picked up ...
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Can a German declaration of division (Teliungserklärung) or community ordinance (Gemeinschaftsordnung) prohibit long-term rentals?
Consider an apartment block consisting of three equal units A, B, and C, located in Bavaria, Germany. At present, all are owner-occupied and the Community of Apartment Owners (...
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germany insurance company is asking for their referral bonus back after they said it is mine [closed]
I was wrongly transferred a referral bonus of 12k euros spanned across 10 transactions for a year starting Summer 2021 from my insurance company. I did not refer anyone however.
I reported the problem ...
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(Germany) Does a follow-up lease contract completely supersede the old one?
In the last three years or so I had to sign a new lease contract for the same place three times:
At the very beginning of the lease
When my girlfriend moved in
When I had to get an extension for 3 ...
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Do you need to give the source when making a "Privatkopie" (Germany)?
In Germany, when making a Privatkopie, for example by taking notes in digital form, do you need to include from which book the notes were taken, the author's name, ... if you are only going to ...
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Are you allowed to solve an exercise from a book more than seven times?
In Germany, apparently, you are allowed to make a "Privatkopie" at most seven times. Are you allowed to write down an exercise on a device using a note taking app more than seven times?
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Are you allowed to take notes on a book you bought with a note taking app?
Most books have something like "no part of this work may be copied" written on their first page.
Are you allowed to take notes on a book after you have purchased it with a note taking app, ...
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How to transport a knife that falls under the Weapons Act
In Germany, there is a law (Weapons Act) that prohibits the carrying of a knife with a blade length of 12 cm. "Fixed knives with a blade length of more than 12 centimetres, any knives classified ...
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Getting employed by different company than you sign contract with (without your knowledge) [closed]
This is in Germany.
So there is company A.
Recently i applied for a job with A, got interviewed, got accepted and signed a Arbeitsvertrag (work contract) with company A.
Now i got my first ...
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When an author published a set of lecture notes on his website but didn't include a license, are you allowed to download it?
Many authors put up their lecture notes online on their personal webpages, available for anyone to download, but many of them don't include a license.
Are you allowed to download them or not (as ...
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In Germany, why are fines for fare evasion more likely to lead to jail time than other traffic-related fines?
For most traffic related offences in Germany, eg: illegal parking, driving intoxicated and speeding, the punishment is a fine. But, if you enter the public transprot without ticket, then you are ...
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Rule Priority vs Rule Exception difference from legal perspective in driving rules
I am from non law background, but struggling to understand what types of rules will qualify as rule exception and what falls under rule priority. As if we go to rule book like California DMV or German ...
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Is forcibly smearing someone with feces a crime, and which one?
In February 2023, a German ballet director forcibly smeared dog feces into the face of a journalist. The director said the journalist had written scathingly critical reviews of his work for years, and ...
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Internal country rules for repealing a treaty
Most countries have rules and procedures set (usually) in their constitution about how to sign and ratify international treaties and what standing they have compared to the laws and the constitution ...
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German law: Food in a coffee shop
I am planning to open a coffee shop in the near future (as soon as it becomes legal).
I don´t ask for help about the entire coffee shop thing, however I want to know which requirements I must meet to ...
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Work time when unable to work due to power outage (germany)
I'm working in an office space where I don't have fixed daily hours but a weekly amount of hours in my contract. Electricity is necessary to do my job (on computers).
We had a power outage due to a ...
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Can I use a pseudonym in the Impressum of a non-commercial website?
I am creating an online forum where users can communicate and exchange ideas with no public content. This means that the website does not have any commercial activities, and it does not engage in any ...
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Being employed in two EU countries simultaneously
Is it possible (legal) to be employed in two jobs (full time) in two different European countries at the same time?
Secondly, is it possible to have work permits of two countries simultaneously being ...
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What was the legal basis for farmer Eckardt Heukamp to be forced to sell his farm to RWE?
In Germany there are currently between 200 and 2000 climate activists in the Lützerath hamlet fighting the forced sale of the hamlet to a mining company. They are primarily on/around the property of ...
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Falsely accused of following someone in Germany
I am a foreigner living in Germany for some years. Unfortunately on one public holiday, I threw some bottles in nearby trash dedicated for glass where there were not many houses. I wore a latex gloves ...
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Can a company in Germany hire a remote worker from Iran?
Can a company registered in Germany hire a remote worker based in Iran? What regulation act is applied in this case?
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How is the 'right to life' reconciled with the legal authority of military officers? (to issue orders that will cause deaths)
I'm not familiar with the academic or practical debates for this topic so I would like to ask it here.
The closest related was this decision of the German supreme court regarding plane shootdowns: ...
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What happens if a Canadian is convicted (misdemeanour)in Europe? Is the Canadian government notified?
A Canadian person is convicted of a misdemeanour while in Germany. The person gets a criminal record in Germany. Will the information about the conviction be sent to Canada? Will it appear in the ...
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What is the precise legal requirement for registering at an address?
In Sweden and Germany you have to have an officially registered address. The government uses this to send important mail to you and keeps it in a registry.
I am pretty confident you can register at an ...
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Is the Nazi party legal in the German parliament? [closed]
We are in a private community and we are discussing.
So the question is :
Does the Nazism party exist and is legal in the German parliament?
We assume that This party is the same as the Hitler party ...
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Countries with similar sexual offences Laws to Germany?
I will start by saying that my research into German law is incredibly limited, and I am just following news articles on the topic. I of course apologise if I have fallen for fake news!
My ...
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The GDPR and how it treats online game character names
I am writing a MUD server - a multiplayer game where people connect and create characters.
I am unsure if the GDPR applies to me - offering a game to the public is not a household task, but I am also ...
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How can employer and union agree to tax-free payments?
The German news reports that the employer and employee representatives have reached a new collective labour agreement covering metal and electricity industries. I was surprised by on aspect of the ...
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