RIGHT TO REFUSE TO TESTIFY AND DETERMINING THE FACTS, INCLUDING A LOOK AT FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECISION 33, 367 - WEST GERMANY

• NCJ Number: 28406
• Journal: Monatsschrift fuer Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform Volume: 57 Issue: 5 Dated: (OCTOBER 1974) Pages: 258-267
• Author(s): H JUNG
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 10 pages
• Corporate Author: Carl Heymanns Verlag
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: German
• Country: West Germany (Former)

Annotation

CRITICISM OF THE 1972 DECISION OF THE WEST GERMAN FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL COURT WHICH DENIED TO SOCIAL WORKERS THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO TESTIFY IN A CRIMINAL CASE FOR PROFESSIONAL REASONS.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR ARGUES THAT THE LAW MUST RECOGNIZE THAT PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION IS A FUNDAMENTAL REQUISITE FOR SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT BY SOCIAL WORKERS. --IN GERMAN. SUMMARY IN ENGLISH