nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20181005-151036-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 150107s2015||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20181005-151036-0 doi eng 342 23 van Aaken, Anne Author aut Constitutional Limits to Paternalistic Nudging in Germany van Aaken, Anne Verfassungsblog 2015-01-07 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Nudges with paternalistic aims pose special legal problems in liberal States. Surprisingly, the discussion on regulation-by-nudging has not focused on the constitutional limits to nudging. Although the property rights of firms potentially infringed by nudging measures are dealt with in the literature and by (international) courts (e.g. the tobacco cases), the potential infringement of the rights of those being nudged is neglected. But judges may at one point be confronted with a nudge regulation challenged by the individuals being nudged; and even before reaching a court, the legality of nudging should be scrutinised by legislators. I explore the legal limits of paternalistic nudging under the German Constitution, especially the right to freedom of action and self-determination under Art. 2 (1) German Basic Law. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/constitutional-limits-paternalistic-nudging-germany/ raw object