'The History of Human Rights' talk by Prof. Dr. Bernd Kannowski
'The History of Human Rights'
Liberté, egalité. This battle cry of the French Revolution shook the whole of Europe. It was also to determine the fundamental rights of German constitutions in the 19th century. But did it also apply to women? Under the Weimar Constitution of 1919, women were legally equal to men in crucial respects. But what did that mean in practice? Under the Basic Law of 1949, gender equality was finalised in unmistakable wording. But was it reality in Post War Germany?The History Of Human Rights
