Democracy's Guardians : A History of the German Federal Constitutional Court, 1951-2001
In an examination of the German Federal Constitutional Court from its founding in 1951 up to the twenty-first century, this book presents an historical account of how the Court helped transform Germany from a pre-democratic political culture into one of the leaders of the liberal democratic world.
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated,
2015
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| Schlagworte: | Constitutional courts Electronic books |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (385 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | In an examination of the German Federal Constitutional Court from its founding in 1951 up to the twenty-first century, this book presents an historical account of how the Court helped transform Germany from a pre-democratic political culture into one of the leaders of the liberal democratic world. Cover -- Democracy's Guardians -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- Prologue: The View from 1949 -- Introduction -- 1. Consolidation, 1951-1959 -- Introduction -- I. Institutional Independence -- II. Judicial Politics -- III. Judicial Supremacy and the Politics of the Past -- IV. Militant Democracy and Its Discontents -- V. The Quiet Birth of Fundamental Rights -- Conclusion -- 2. Confidence, 1959-1971 -- Introduction -- I. Adenauer's Last Stand -- II. The Party State -- III. The State of Exception -- Conclusion -- 3. Confrontation, 1971-1982 -- Introduction -- I. Departure of the Giants -- II. Fundamental Rights -- III. Political Justice -- IV. Changing of the Guard -- V. Crisis -- Conclusion -- 4. Continuity, 1982-1990 -- Introduction -- I. High (Constitutional) Politics -- II. Fundamental Rights in Shades of Green -- III. The Largest Turnover in the Court's History -- IV. The German Question on the Eve of Reunification -- 5. Karlsruhe Republic, 1990-2001 -- Introduction -- I. The German Question -- II. Bio-Politics and Social Policy -- III. Freedom of Conscience and Expression -- IV. Germany and the World -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: The View from Europe -- I. The Lisbon Judgment -- II. The Watchdog Begins to Growl -- III. Final Reflections -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (385 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780191067624 0191067628 9780198753377 0198753373 |