the concept of freedom of speech in the german constitutional order is complex and does not allow for easy characterizations or comparisons. this is equally true for the wunsiedal decision of the federal constitutional court. at first glance, the decision seems to reflect a rather restrictive approach to freedom of expression. the court, after all, affirms the power of the legislature to prohibit and penalize the expression of a certain national socialist ideology, at lest under certain circumstances. nevertheless, the decision also encompasses a decisive commitment to a broad understanding of the freedom of expression