General Law

Individual liberties

0426-en RE620 Administrative Law As of 11.07.2026


Individual liberty rights provide the individual with the possibility of exercising his or her natural capacity to act and his or her property rights free from state interference within the framework of the public law (police) barriers established out of consideration for the common good.

Deutsch

individuelle Freiheitsrechte 0426-de

Die individuellen Freiheitsrechte verschaffen dem Einzelnen die Möglichkeit, seine natürliche Handlungsfähigkeit und sein Eigentumsrecht frei von staatlicher Behelligung im Rahmen der aus Rücksichten des Gemeinwohls aufgestellten öffentlichrechtlichen (polizeilichen) Schranken zu betätigen.

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