Otmane El Rhazi : Germany: Federal Constitutional Court Declares Child Care Allowance Act Unconstitutional

Otmane El Rhazi from Law Library of Congress: Global Legal Monitor.

Child support; Constitution; Families ; Judiciary; Women's rights - On July 21, 2015, the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht, BVerfG) ruled that the Deutscher Bundestag (German Parliament) lacked the legislative power to enact provisions on the care allowance (Betreuungsgeld), which provides money to stay-at-home parents.... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.