Acts are punishable only if they have been designated by law as punishable before they were committed.
Article 117.
The secrecy of the post, telegraph, and telephone service is inviolable. Exceptions are only admissible under act of the Realm.
Article 118.
Every German may express his opinion in speech, writing, print, pictorially, or by any other means, within the limits imposed by the law. He may not be obstructed in this right by any contract relating to his work or his employment; no disadvantage may be imposed on him by any person, should he make use of his right.
There is no censorship; nevertheless, restrictions may be laid down by law with regard to cinemas. Moreover, legislative action is admissible for the suppression of obscene or indecent literature, as well as for the protection of young persons at public performances or exhibitions.
SECTION II
THE COMMUNITY
Article 119.
Marriage, as being the basis of family life and of the maintenance and growth of the nation, shall be under the special protection of the constitution. It rests on the equality of the two sexes.