Germany: Constitutional Court Declares Federal Regulation on Medical Triage Unconstitutional

Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress

12/16/2025 12:00 PM EST

In an order published on November 4, 2025, the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht, BVerfG) concluded that a rule regulating medical triage was invalid because it violated health care workers’ occupational freedom. The court ruled that section 5c of the German Protection Against Infection Act (Infektionsschutzgesetz, IfSG) was void because it infringed the constitutionally guaranteed …

 

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