Acronyms that contain the term volksverhetzung 

Volksverhetzung

Volksverhetzung is a concept in German criminal law that bans the incitement of hatred against a segment of the population. It often applies in, though it is not limited to, trials relating to Holocaust denial in Germany. The German penal code establishes that someone is guilty of Volksverhetzung if the person: ⁕incites hatred against segments of the population or calls for violent or arbitrary measures against them; or ⁕assaults the human dignity of others by insulting, maliciously maligning, or defaming segments of the population There are also special provisions for Holocaust denial and speech justifying or glorifying the Nazi government 1933–1945. Although freedom of speech is mentioned by Article 5 of the Grundgesetz, said article basically protects any non-outlawed speech. Restrictions exist, e.g. against personal insults, use of symbols of unconstitutional organizations, or Volksverhetzung. It is a common misconception that Volksverhetzung includes any spreading of Nazism, racist, or other discriminatory ideas. For any hate speech to be punishable as Volksverhetzung, the law requires that said speech be "qualified for disturbing public peace" either by inciting "hatred against parts of the populace" or calling for "acts of violence or despotism against them", or by attacking "the human dignity of others by reviling, maliciously making contemptible or slandering parts of the populace".

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