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As a rule, democratic countries try to not use the methods of defensive democracy too hastily or too severely, and seek alternative courses of action as much as possible, such as public information campaigns and condemnation of anti-democratic activates by respected public figures. However, there are
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In certain democratic states there are additional special distinctions, supported by a notable section of the population, which justify the use of defensive democracy. However, there are disputes on the question of which situations justify the use of defensive democracy without this being considered
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Learning from legislation of West Germany, National Assembly of Second Republic inserted Defensive Democracy in their Constitution in 1960. Currently (as of 2022) in the Sixth Republic, it remains in the Constitution (§8(4) — esp. defensive democracy to prevent illegal parties) and has some
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in order to protect the existence of the state, its democratic character and institutions, minority rights, or other aspects of the democratic system. The term is related to a conflict that may emerge in a democratic country between compliance with democratic values, particularly
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researchers have perceived Israel as a democracy defending itself mainly from social and security constraints with which the state of Israel has been dealing since its creation. During the first three decades of its existence, most Arab countries did not
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Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk as of 11th September 2024, has announced that he intends to lead his country in a way necessary to implement the necessary changes even if means not allowing for the observance of the Rule of Law.
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For the first time since the Constitutional Court of Korea was created, in November 2013, the Justice Ministry of Korea petitioned the Constitutional Court to dissolve the
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Surveillance by the security corps (especially military and police intelligence) of activists who are considered dangerous, or after entire associations outright;
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During the 1980s, the issue was heavily discussed in a different context – for the first time in Israel's history, an extreme right-wing Jewish party (
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as unconstitutional, as well as barring those found guilty of such from political and some civic activities for a number of years. As a result of the
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clearly states that any political party whose purpose or behaviour threatens the existence of the Republic of China or constitutional order of
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situations where a state might recourse to defensive democratic methods (usually carried out by the court system or other state authorities).
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The federal and state bureaucracies can exclude people deemed "hostile to the constitution" from the civil service according to Art. 33 (
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Several articles of the German constitution allow a range of different measures to "defend the liberal democratic order".
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The use of defensive democracy can be expressed via several actions applied to a person or group, such as:
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The frequency and extent of use of defensive democratic methods varies from country to country. The
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Restrictions on the freedom of movement or action over bodies suspected of endangering democracy;
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is considered a country which engages in defensive democratic courses of action sparsely.
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Deprival of the rights of individuals and parties from running for election (such as
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is in charge of deciding if a party is illegal and therefore should be dissolved.
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against anyone who wants to abolish the constitutional order as a last resort.
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originally declared acts and groups promoting violence, totalitarianism or
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Outlawing of organizations considered a danger to democracy (such as the
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In addition, Germany maintains a domestic intelligence service, the
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Israel implemented the principle of defensive democracy, the
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recognize the state of Israel's existence as legitimate
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