Full Description
This translation into English of the leading German-language work on the Federal Constitutional Court gives an overview of the court's history and role as one of the most influential constitutional courts in recent years. The book consists of four extended, free-standing essays written by each of the authors. The essays cover the historical development and political context of the Court; the Court and the constitution; the Court's approach to judicial reasoning; and the Court in contemporary constitutional theory.
Contents
Justin Collings: Introduction
1: Christoph Schönberger: Karlsruhe: Notes on a Court
2: Matthias Jestaedt: Karlsruhe as Phenomenon: What Makes the Court What It Is
3: Oliver Lepsius: The Standard-Setting Power
4: Christoph Möllers: Legality, Legitimacy, and Legitimation of the Federal Constitutional Court
