Leschenkov F.A. Protection of Children from Potentially Hazardous Information according to the Law of the Federal Republic of Germany

Abstract: This article inspects basis of legal regulation of protection of children from the information which is able to harm their physical and mental health according to the legislation of the Federal Republic of Germany. The article, particularly, inspects categories of information, able to harm health of children, their development and discipline. Status and functions of specialized German institution, assessing potentially hazardous information are revealed. Moreover, the article categorizes potentially hazardous information and inspects legal consequences of making a decision upon affirming materials being potentially hazardous for children. The study used such scientific methods as analyze, synthesis, comparative study, logic, historical approach, deduction and induction. The article represents a full analytic study, which researches issues, concerning protection of children from the impact of potentially hazardous information according to modern law of the Federal Republic of Germany. Scientific novelty of the research is conditioned by the lack of publications on the subjects of that problematic in Russian legal science.

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