When can a demonstration be banned?
Article 8, paragraph 1 of Germany’s constitution, or “Basic Law,” states: “All Germans shall have the right to assemble peacefully and unarmed without prior notification or permission.”
In principle, there is a high bar to be met in Germany before restrictions on freedom of assembly — including an outright ban — can be imposed. The ban must be very well justified, as the highest German court, the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe, has repeatedly made clear.
