General Law

Freedom rights

0359-en RE620 Administrative Law As of 11.07.2026


Freedom rights are rights which are directly guaranteed to the individual as such, to protect his or her legal sphere from encroachments by the state authority and from being overruled by it.

Deutsch

Freiheitsrechte 0359-de

Die Freiheitsrechte sind Rechte, welche dem Individuum als solchem und unmittelbar gewährleistet sind zum Schutze seiner Rechtssphäre vor Übergriffen der Staatsgewalt und vor Zurücksetzung durch dieselbe.

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