West German Politics and The Government and Politics of West Germany
In: International affairs, Band 48, Heft 4, S. 675-677
ISSN: 1468-2346
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In: International affairs, Band 48, Heft 4, S. 675-677
ISSN: 1468-2346
In: International Journal, Band 40, Heft 1, S. 181
In: Political studies: the journal of the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom, Band 26, Heft 3, S. 348-362
ISSN: 1467-9248
German politics are still influenced by the tradition of legalism. Constitutional provisions often serve as criteria of political argument, and constitutional principles (e.g. the 'social state') and basic rights may be portrayed as programmatic 'commandments' justifying specific political demands. The corollary is a propensity towards judicial, and thus 'authoritative', solutions to political disputes. The post-war establishment of the Federal Constitutional Court with comprehensive constitutional jurisdiction and easy access for the political actors has subjected major political issues to legal adjudication. Increasingly appeal to the Court has become a weapon of opposition, resorted to by the Christian Democrats to challenge such measures as the Basic Treaty with East Germany and the Abortion Reform. Despite general self-restraint vis-à-vis the political authorities, the Court has sometimes construed basic rights expansively as 'participatory' rights to positive government action. Recently it has been criticised for 'conservatism' and a tendency to restrict future legislative discretion. The 'politicization of justice', emerging from the judicialization of politics, could affect respect for the Court as authoritative arbiter. But it may foster a healthier relationship between politics and the law.
In: International review of administrative sciences: an international journal of comparative public administration, Band 49, Heft 2, S. 175-182
ISSN: 1461-7226
In: West European politics, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 30-41
ISSN: 1743-9655
In: Race & class: a journal for black and third world liberation, Band 25, Heft 3, S. 37-51
ISSN: 1741-3125
In: International affairs, Band 57, Heft 4, S. 661-662
ISSN: 1468-2346
In: International affairs, Band 50, Heft 3, S. 478-480
ISSN: 1468-2346
In: West German Politics, S. 184-190
In: Current history: a journal of contemporary world affairs, Band 52, Heft 308, S. 232-237
ISSN: 1944-785X
In: International affairs, Band 41, Heft 2, S. 333-333
ISSN: 1468-2346
In: International affairs, Band 45, Heft 1, S. 145-145
ISSN: 1468-2346
In: Parliamentary affairs: a journal of comparative politics, Band 37, Heft 1, S. 348-351
ISSN: 1460-2482
In: Princeton Legacy Library
In: Verfassung und Recht in Übersee: VRÜ = World comparative law : WCL, Band 4, Heft 2, S. 225-226
ISSN: 0506-7286