10. Which is compatible with the German Basic Law?

Answer options

1. corporal punishment
2. torture
3. death penalty
4. fine

Explanation

Under the Basic Law, torture and inhuman or degrading treatment are absolutely prohibited; this follows from the inviolability of human dignity (Art. 1(1) GG) and the right to bodily integrity (Art. 2(2) GG), and is made explicit in Art. 104(1) sentence 2 GG. The death penalty is abolished by Art. 102 GG. Corporal punishment as a state-imposed chastisement would violate human dignity and proportionality and is therefore unconstitutional. Monetary fines, by contrast, are lawful when provided by statute and proportionate, and thus compatible with the rule-of-law principle in Art. 20(3) GG.