Librería Portfolio

New translation of the seminal text on the German Federal Constitutional Court
Written by four outstanding constitutional lawyers
Explores the Federal Constitutional Court´s role in German and European law and politics




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.



Table of Contents

Introduction, Justin Collings
1:Karlsruhe: Notes on a Court, Christoph Schönberger
2:Karlsruhe as Phenomenon: What Makes the Court What It Is, Matthias Jestaedt
3:The Standard-Setting Power, Oliver Lepsius
4:Legality, Legitimacy, and Legitimation of the Federal Constitutional Court, Christoph Möllers