schützenswerter

Schützenswerter is the comparative form of the German adjective schützenswert, meaning “worthy of protection.” It describes something that is judged to merit safeguarding due to its value, vulnerability, or ethical importance. The term is used mainly in legal, ethical, and policy discussions to distinguish items or values that deserve special protection from those that do not.

In practice, schützenswert is often expressed through noun phrases such as schützenswertes Gut or schützenswerte Güter, which correspond to the idea of protectable or protected goods. Related concepts in German law include Rechtsgut (a legally protected good), Schutzgut (a protected value), Schutzwürdigkeit (worthiness of protection), and Datenschutz or Umweltrecht, where privacy and the environment are treated as protected values. The phrase helps frame questions about scope and priority in regulation, jurisprudence, and public policy.

Linguistically, schützenswerter is used to compare the protected status of different items or values. For example, kann man sagen, dass ein bestimmter Umweltschutzwert schützenswerter sei als ein wirtschaftlicher Vorteil, to indicate a higher protection priority. The term remains formal and technical, commonly appearing in legal texts, ethics discussions, and scholarly writing rather than everyday speech.

Overall, schützenswerter serves as a descriptor for items deemed worthy of legal and moral protection. While not a standalone legal category, it anchors discussions about which goods and rights merit safeguarding and how resources and laws should be allocated to preserve them. See also Schutzgut, Rechtsgut, Schutzwürdigkeit, and Datenschutz.