Nothing but your own Constitution? - Social Inequality in Germany through the Lens of International Human Rights

Abstract

The recent report on Germany by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights following her visit in late 2023 records an alarming situation regarding social inequality in Germany. The document criticizes Germany for its approach to combat social inequality. Similarly harsh in tone reads the statement by the Federal Government on the Commissioner’s report, claiming the situation not to be as alarming as presented and the German law to have been misinterpreted. What’s it all about?

Keywords

• Europarat | Straßburg
• European Convention of Human Rights
• Social Inequality
• Europarat | Straßburg