An act can be punishable only if the penalty was fixed by law before the act was committed.
ARTICLE 117
The secrecy of postal, telegraphic, and telephonic communications is inviolable. Exceptions may be permitted only by national law.
ARTICLE 118
Every German has a right within the limits of the general laws to express his opinion freely by word, in writing, in print, by picture, or in any other way. No relationship arising out of his employment may hinder him in the exercise of this right, and no one may discriminate against him if he makes use of this right.
There is no censorship, although exceptional provisions may be made by law in the case of moving pictures. Legal measures are also permissible for combating obscene and indecent literature as well as for the protection of youth at public plays and spectacles.
SECTION II
COMMUNITY LIFE
ARTICLE 119
Marriage, as the foundation of family life and of the maintenance and increase of the nation, is under the special protection of the Constitution. It is based on the equal rights of both sexes.