Bullying

A chicane is an especially through " taken advantage of state or THE SERVICE powers measure, unnecessary difficulties can be prepared by someone "; modeled it as " petty, malicious cruelty ."

Etymology and history of the concept

The verb for harass, arbitrarily, treat wantonly maliciously ' was initially for, twist a situation ', ' distort ' and was in the 16th century from the Middle French (French chicaner, jmdn plagued with exaggerated little things ', ' sue ') was borrowed, whose word ending- recognized ricaner probably from the verb meaning similar, grin ',' mock ' taken. Chicane for intentionally vile treatment ',' evil ' was established in the 17th century meant a legal one, right twist ' and ' subtlety ', ' trick ', which in German in the 19th century, the phrase with all the trimmings, with all the refinements ', , with all accessories ' was born.

Meyers Great Conversation Lexicon chicane defined in 1909 as:

" [ ... ] A maliciously caused difficulty to be delayed or prevented by the name of another was intended execution of a thing ( calumnia ). The Civil Code provides protection against such offense by § 226 (so-called harassment paragraph ), after the exercise of a right is not allowed when it can only have the purpose, so any other purpose is excluded, inflicting another damage. Farther protection provides § 826, shall, after compensation for the damage, who intentionally harms another in a breach of good manners manner. In addition, the Civil Code still contains a number of specific provisions that want hintan keep the abuse of a right. To protect against p in the process served by älterm rights of absorbed. Gefährdeeid (see d ). Against S. at the litigation to protect the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, that the process cost is to pay the person who has unnecessarily dragged the process, and that in a frivolous way late put forward defenses were rejected. Against S. provides a strong protection finally, the obligation to provide security (see security ). Not to let Schikaneur Therefore, one who goes out on the legal rights of others come into play, intrigue makers. [ ... ] "

The word chicane is used in common parlance for maliciously prepared difficulty cruelty or petty hair-splitting and is in the context on topics such as bullying.

Harassment prohibition

In German law, the exercise of a right is inadmissible "if they can only have the purpose to inflict another damage" ( harassment ban, § 226 BGB). (: Maintenance / ch- Search Civil Code Art / good faith, Art 2Vorlage. ) Regulated Similarly, the prohibition of harassment in Austria ( damages, § 1295 Civil Code) and in Swiss law.