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Federal Constitutional Court

Supreme constitutional court for the Federal Republic of Germany

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Jan 1, 2026
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How have German courts ruled on cases involving recordings of bestiality since the 2012–2013 ban?

Germany changed its animal-welfare code to ban bestiality in 2013 and key judicial steps since then have affirmed that prohibition as legitimate, including a federal constitutional court decision reje...

Jan 5, 2026

How have national penal codes changed on bestiality worldwide since 2015?

Since roughly 2010 and continuing through the 2010s, a patchwork of national legal changes has tightened prohibitions on sexual acts with animals—often reframing such acts from obscenity or “crimes ag...

Jan 1, 2026

Are there notable court cases in Germany or Denmark that shaped bestiality law enforcement?

Germany’s modern bestiality rules were driven more by legislative change than courtroom precedent: West Germany decriminalised consensual acts in 1969 and a reunited Germany re-criminalised them in 20...

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