Legal basis Federal and state laws

At the federal and state level, there are numerous relevant regulations on the topics of discrimination, harassment and stalking that provide protection against discrimination and also offer channels for complaints. In legislation, bullying is covered by Section 3 of the General Equal Treatment Act. Here you will find an overview of the current legal situation in the area of anti-discrimination.

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Constitution (Grundgesetz)	Article 1	https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_1.html
Constitution (Grundgesetz)	Article 2	https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_2.html
Constitution (Grundgesetz)	Article 3	https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_3.html
Penal Code (Strafgesetzbuch)	§ 185 Insult	https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__185.html
Penal Code (Strafgesetzbuch)	§ 192a Incitement to hatred	https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__192a.html
Penal Code (Strafgesetzbuch)	§ 238 Stalking	https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__238.html
Penal Code (Strafgesetzbuch)	§ 184i Sexual harassment	https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__184i.html
Penal Code (Strafgesetzbuch)	§ 177 Sexual assault; sexual coercion; rape	https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__177.html
Violence Protection Act (Gewaltschutzgesetz)	Section 1 Judicial measures for protection against violence and stalking	https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gewschg/__1.html
General Act on Equal Treatment (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz)	Section 1 Purpose of the Act	https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/agg/__1.html
General Act on Equal Treatment (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz)	Section 3 Definitions	https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/agg/__3.html
General Act on Equal Treatment (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz)	Section 12 Measures and obligations of the employer	https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/agg/__12.html
General Act on Equal Treatment (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz)	Section 13 Right of appeal	https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/agg/__13.html
General Act on Equal Treatment (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz)	Section 14 Right to refuse performance	https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/agg/__14.html
General Act on Equal Treatment (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz)	Section 22 Burden of proof	https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/agg/__22.html
State Higher Education Act (Landeshochschulgesetz)	Section 2 Tasks	https://www.landesrecht-bw.de/bsbw/document/jlr-HSchulGBWV34P2
State Higher Education Act (Landeshochschulgesetz)	Section 4 Equal opportunities for women and men; Equal Opportunities Commissioners	https://www.landesrecht-bw.de/bsbw/document/jlr-HSchulGBWV28P4
State Higher Education Act (Landeshochschulgesetz)	Section 62 Exmatriculation	https://www.landesrecht-bw.de/bsbw/document/jlr-HSchulGBWV28P62

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