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European Convention on Human Rights? It seems to me, at first glance, that the right to respect for personal and family life and non-discrimination might apply.

The ECHR does allow states to impose restrictions on these rights in various ways, but they need to be reasonable and proportionate in a democratic society.

The ECHR pre-dates the European Union and is not part of the EU structure. f you have not taken legal advice about this, it may help you. I have no idea to what extent you may be able to argue these sort of issues in the German courts, or if you would have to raise them directly with the Strasbourg based court that enforces the Convention.

by Gary J on Sat Jan 26th, 2008 at 11:12:52 PM EST
 Reasonable and proportional is also something I am considering...
by euamerican on Sun Jan 27th, 2008 at 09:05:58 AM EST
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IIRC, Strasbourg only takes cases after the applicant has exhausted national legal means to rectify the situation. Or something like that.
by A swedish kind of death on Sun Jan 27th, 2008 at 03:25:47 PM EST
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