In what way Germany disrespected own laws during the first immigration wave in 2015?

The German laws on immigration were not framed for a mass wave of migrants. Hence, Germany could not be said to have disrespected its own immigration laws in 2015. On the other hand, Germany did not resort to any downright closure or rejection of refugees but made suitable changes to its laws on asylum to improve handling and other worries on the ground. Germany had enshrined the Right to Asylum in its constitution of 1948 in response to the actions and decisions of the Nazi government prior to and during World War II.

In 2015, as a wave of refugees swelled into Europe, Germany was the only country that never refused entry to refugees. Germany passed the ‘Acceleration of Asylum Procedures’ Act on October 24, 2015. The Act regulated the then existing processes and assistance that asylum seekers housed in reception facilities were going through and receiving. The Act also set aside an amount of $3.1 billion for upfront disbursement to states and municipalities instead of the earlier practice of these entities seeking reimbursements after having spent on asylum seekers.