Census Case

65 BVerfGE 1 (1983)

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Census Case

Germany Federal Constitutional Court
65 BVerfGE 1 (1983)

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Facts

The Census Surveying Population, Occupation, Housing and Workplaces Act (the census act) authorized the collection of population and occupation data through a nationwide census. The census intended to collect wide-ranging personal, demographic, educational, and occupational data from residents for use by the German government. Section 9(1) of the census act authorized census data to be compared with municipal civil registers to correct the register. Additionally, municipal registers were obligated to share the data collected for statistical purposes with other authorities. Section 9(2) of the census act allowed census data to be transferred to other government authorities without complete redaction of identifiable information. Furthermore, § 9(3) of the census act allowed the collected data to be shared for certain administrative purposes. Citizens (plaintiffs) brought a lawsuit against the German government (defendant), challenging multiple sections of the census act, including § 9(1) to (3), as an unconstitutional infringement on constitutionally protected rights.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)

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