Interim suspension of compulsory medical examinations for paternity determination

The German Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) ordered the repetition of a prior interim measure for an additional six months, prolonging the suspension of enforcement actions related to compulsory medical examinations for paternity determination, thereby maintaining the status quo pending a final decision on the constitutional complaint. The dispute centered on the petitioner’s challenge against the enforcement of a paternity determination procedure, specifically the mandatory tolerance of investigations, where the initial interim order dated August 16, 2011, had been issued to prevent the immediate execution of these compulsory measures. The decision relies on the Court’s power to issue interim orders under constitutional complaint proceedings to prevent imminent injury to fundamental rights, effectively granting a temporary stay of enforcement to preserve the petitioner’s rights until the substantive merits of the case can be adjudicated.