The Questionable Concept of Protective Weapons - How Strasbourg Pushes Back Against Protest Restrictions in Germany Bücker, Johanna Author aut Text xx# 2025 Verfassungsblog 2025-06-03 eng
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 On 20 May 2025, the European Court of Human Rights handed down a landmark ruling in Russ v. Germany, finding that penalising a protester for wearing a makeshift visor breached his freedom of assembly. With its clear rejection of the German courts’ blanket approach, Strasbourg echoes long-standing constitutional concerns in German legal scholarship over the criminalisation of defensive gear at protests. Beyond Germany, the judgment affirms the Court’s role in shielding democratic participation across Europe. CC BY-SA 4.0 Bücker, Johanna freedom of assembly Freedom of Expression 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-questionable-concept-of-protective-weapons/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/9fac16047c53cc7f 250603 10.59704/9fac16047c53cc7f Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)