“Modern culture of remembrance” in the District of Düren: Higher Administrative Court of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia rejects the appeal against the denial of urgent legal protection regarding the “flower ban” on the Military Cemeteries in Hürtgen Forest(Published on 03/07/2023)
With decision of 23/06/2023, the Higher Administrative Court of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia dismissed the appeal against the decision of the Administrative Court Aachen, which had denied the grant of a preliminary order against the so-called “flower ban” imposed by the District of Düren for the Military Cemeteries in Hürtgen and Vossenack.
An report on the decision is available here.
Further articles on the topic:
- District of Düren prohibits the laying of flowers and candles at the Military Cemeteries in Hürtgen and Vossenack (12/02/2023)
- Administrative Court Aachen denies grant of a preliminary order against the District of Düren “flower ban”, appeal to the Higher Administrative Court (23/03/2023)
- Laying of wreaths by the Administrator of the District of Düren at the Military Cemeteries in Hürtgen and Vossenack on Remembrance Day 2022 – or: Quod licet iovi, non licet bovi? (21/04/2023)
- District of Düren denies “flower ban” on Military Cemeteries in Hürtgen Forest to press and media (13/05/2023)
- Administration out of control: District of Düren now also bans photos of the fallen in uniform at Military Cemeteries in Hürtgen Forest (18/08/2023)
(Head picture: Military Cemetery Hürtgen, August 2022,
grave of an “unknown with child” and three unknown soldiers)
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