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Wiretapping in West Germany

Wiretapping in West Germany JAMES G. CARR Until 1968 n o legislation existed in th e Federal Republic of Ger­ many which authorized West German law enforcement agencies or intelligence services to employ wiretapping. During that year—al­ most simultaneously with enactment in the U.S. of Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, ou r first federal elec­ tronic surveillance statute—the German federal parliament adopted legislation enabling and regulating wiretapping by German law en­ forcement officials and intelligence agencies. During th e intervening te n year s courts in th e U.S. hav e granted annually up to 800 electronic eavesdropping (i.e., wiretapping and microphone surveillance) orders, while between 1973 an d 1978 Ger­ man courts, on a n annual basis, wen t from slightly more tha n 100 t o over 500 wiretapping orders, with a slight reduction in 1979. The JAMES G. CARR is United States Magistrate, Northern District of Ohio. When th e research for this article was conducted, the author was a Professor of Law at the Uni­ versity of Toledo. Research in Germany during 1977-78 for this article was mad e pos­ sible by a Fulbright Research Grant and a sabbatical leave from the University http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Comparative Law Oxford University Press

Wiretapping in West Germany

American Journal of Comparative Law , Volume 29 (4) – Oct 1, 1981

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Oxford University Press
Copyright
© 1981 by The American Association for the Comparative Study of Law, Inc.
ISSN
0002-919X
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2326-9197
DOI
10.2307/839756
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Abstract

JAMES G. CARR Until 1968 n o legislation existed in th e Federal Republic of Ger­ many which authorized West German law enforcement agencies or intelligence services to employ wiretapping. During that year—al­ most simultaneously with enactment in the U.S. of Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, ou r first federal elec­ tronic surveillance statute—the German federal parliament adopted legislation enabling and regulating wiretapping by German law en­ forcement officials and intelligence agencies. During th e intervening te n year s courts in th e U.S. hav e granted annually up to 800 electronic eavesdropping (i.e., wiretapping and microphone surveillance) orders, while between 1973 an d 1978 Ger­ man courts, on a n annual basis, wen t from slightly more tha n 100 t o over 500 wiretapping orders, with a slight reduction in 1979. The JAMES G. CARR is United States Magistrate, Northern District of Ohio. When th e research for this article was conducted, the author was a Professor of Law at the Uni­ versity of Toledo. Research in Germany during 1977-78 for this article was mad e pos­ sible by a Fulbright Research Grant and a sabbatical leave from the University

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American Journal of Comparative LawOxford University Press

Published: Oct 1, 1981

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