Shame period
A cooling-off period referred loud Duden a period that someone can expire after certain events, for tactical reasons, from actual consideration or better impression because before he takes further action and, where appropriate, disclosing its real intentions.
In connection with politics or party tactics, the term is mostly used when a contrary opinion or stance is represented after a short period of time, for example after an election to previous coalition statements .
Outside of politics, the term is used, for example, to refer to remarriage after a death or to do business with the bereaved.
In the field of economics, the term is used when unenforceable commitments are broken a short time later by acting to the contrary.
In the field of justice, for example, the term describes a defined period of time that a judge a. D. must comply with before he is allowed to work as a lawyer again in order to rule out any conflicts of interest.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shame period at duden.de
- ^ Der Spiegel, July 25, 1966: Shame period requested , accessed July 15, 2012
- ↑ SZ, April 22, 2010: BGH: Shame period protects mourners - The business after death , accessed July 15, 2012
- ^ Der Spiegel, January 18, 1988: Shame period expired , accessed July 15, 2012
- ^ Nürnberger Nachrichten, August 8, 2009: Shame period not met , accessed July 15, 2012