Translation into Arabic: the COVID-19 Decision Pressrelease

The press release of the German Federal Constitutional Court of November 30, 2021 (101/2021) summarizes the decision of the Federal Constitutional Court of November 19, 2021 (Ref: 1 BvR 781/21, 1 BvR 889/21, 1 BvR 860/21, 1 BvR 854/21, 1 BvR 820/21, 1 BvR 805/21, 1 BvR 798/21). The decision deals with the extremely controversial exit and contact restrictions under the COVID legislation, the "federal emergency brake." Many protested against this in Germany, and the proportionality was debated widely. The Federal Constitutional Court rejected the constitutional complaints all together - and writes at the very beginning of the press release:

„The curfews and contact restrictions were part of an overall protection strategy devised by the legislator to protect life and health and to maintain the proper functioning of the healthcare system as exceptionally significant interests of the common good. The measures did however seriously interfere with several fundamental rights. The Federal Constitutional Court reviewed these measures on the basis of the constitutional requirements generally applicable to all legislation that interferes with fundamental rights. It held the contact restrictions and even the curfews under review to be compatible with the Basic Law in the extremely dangerous situation of the pandemic; in particular, the measures were proportionate despite the severity of interference they caused.”

Due to the relevance of the pandemic for all countries worldwide, we decided to translate the press release into Arabic.