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Article 1 of Germany’s Basic Law, the constitution, states:
“(1) Human dignity shall be inviolable. To respect and protect it shall be the duty of all state authority. (2) The German…
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The Child and Youth Services Act (Kinder- und Jugendhilfegesetz), corresponding to Book 8 of the Social Code (SGB VIII), sets out a broad range of tasks and activities that are (designed…
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Child and youth services is an integrated field, with many different tasks under the same umbrella. These are summarised in Article 2 of Book 8 of the Social Code (SGB VIII), shown…
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Tasks and mission of child and youth services - Article 1, Social Code Book 8
(1) All young people have the right to receive assistance so they can become independent, responsible and socially…
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Beyond the federal government's international commitments to the regulatory framework of the European Union, Germany is also party to a slew of international agreements and treaties with…
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The Children and Youth Welfare Act (SGB VIII) is an integral part of the Federal Republic of Germany's Social Code (SGB). Since its primary purpose is to regulate social benefits,…
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A legal definition of the term "social benefits" is found in Article 11 of Book 1 of the Social Code (SGB I). According to this definition, social benefits are services,…
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The constitutional social state principle enshrined in the Basic Law (Article 20 [1] Grundgesetz/GG; see also 1.2.2) is fleshed out in the Social Code. Accordingly,…
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Relationship between children, parents and state
The subsidiary relationship between state, parent and child is regulated in Article 6 of the Basic Law (Grundgesetz/GG), the…
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Basic rights for the people of Germany are contained in Articles 1–19 of Section 1 of the Basic Law (Grundgesetz/GG). The Basic Law also refers to, "[...] inviolable and…
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