!!!Schutz der persönlichen Freiheit

Personal Freedom, Protection of: The 1988 federal constitutional act 
on the protection of personal freedom replaced the act of 1862 and 
protects citizens from encroachment by the state. Deprivation of 
liberty is only justified in cases of (lawful) imprisonment, remand, 
coercive detention or provisional arrest of an extraditable offender 
and, under certain circumstances, in cases of infectious diseases or 
mental illness, or for educational purposes in the case of minors. 
Imprisonment can only be imposed by court or another independent 
authority. Nobody can be detained more than 24 hours without judicial 
order. Every arrested person is to be informed about the reasons for 
his/her arrest and has the right to contact a relative and a lawyer. 
Unlawfully detained people are entitled to damages.


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