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CONSTITUTIONS AND NATIONAL IDENTITY - Gary Jeffrey Jacobsohn: Constitutional Identity. (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2010. Pp. xvii, 368. $45.00.)
In: The review of politics, Band 74, Heft 1, S. 127-133
ISSN: 1748-6858
CONSTITUTIONS AND NATIONAL IDENTITY
In: The review of politics, Band 74, Heft 1, S. 127-134
ISSN: 0034-6705
The Politics of Constitutional Review in Germany
In: Perspectives on politics, Band 4, Heft 2
ISSN: 1541-0986
The Federal Constitutional Court: Guardian of German Democracy
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 603, Heft 1, S. 111-128
ISSN: 1552-3349
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court rivals the Supreme Court of the United States in protecting political democracy. Its jurisprudence of democracy has shaped the course and character of German politics while upholding the rule of law and defending the constitutionally prescribed "free democratic basic order." In furtherance of these objectives, the Constitutional Court has invalidated regulations limiting the rights of minor parties and constitutionalizing measures designed to stabilize Germany's system of parliamentary government. These purposes have been served by constitutional decisions on voting rights, public funding of election campaigns, dissolution of Parliament, and proportional representation, including the limiting 5 percent clause. These decisions, along with a discussion of the Hessian Election Review Case—a reminder of Bush v. Gore—are calculated to make political representation both responsive and responsible and to anchor the political system firmly in the democratic values at the heart of the Basic Law.
The Politics of Constitutional Review in Germany
In: Perspectives on politics: a political science public sphere, Band 4, Heft 2, S. 413-414
ISSN: 1537-5927
The Federal Constitutional Court: Guardian of German Democracy
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 603, S. 111-128
ISSN: 1552-3349
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court rivals the Supreme Court of the United States in protecting political democracy. Its jurisprudence of democracy has shaped the course & character of German politics while upholding the rule of law & defending the constitutionally prescribed "free democratic basic order." In furtherance of these objectives, the Constitutional Court has invalidated regulations limiting the rights of minor parties & constitutionalizing measures designed to stabilize Germany's system of parliamentary government. These purposes have been served by constitutional decisions on voting rights, public funding of election campaigns, dissolution of Parliament, & proportional representation, including the limiting 5 percent clause. These decisions, along with a discussion of the Hessian Election Review Case -- a reminder of Bush v. Gore -- are calculated to make political representation both responsive & responsible & to anchor the political system firmly in the democratic values at the heart of the Basic Law. References. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc., copyright 2006 The American Academy of Political and Social Science.]
Book Reviews: COMPARATIVE POLITICS: Georg Vanberg: "The Politics of Constitutional Review in Germany."
In: Perspectives on politics: a political science public sphere, Band 4, Heft 2, S. 413
ISSN: 1537-5927
Strategic Dilemmas and the Evolution of German Foreign Policy Since Unification
In: Political science quarterly: a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study and analysis of government, politics and international affairs ; PSQ, Band 119, Heft 1, S. 221-222
ISSN: 1538-165X
Strategic Dilemmas and the Evolution of German Foreign Policy Since Unification by Jeffrey S. Lantis
In: Political science quarterly: PSQ ; the journal public and international affairs, Band 119, Heft 1, S. 221
ISSN: 0032-3195
Kann das deutsche Verfassungsrechtsdenken Vorbild für die Vereinigten Staaten sein?
In: Der Staat: Zeitschrift für Staatslehre und Verfassungsgeschichte, deutsches und europäisches öffentliches Recht, Band 37, Heft 3, S. 336-347
ISSN: 0038-884X
World Affairs Online
Abhandlungen und Aufsätze - Kann das deutsche Verfassungsrechtsdenken Vorbild für die Vereinigten Staaten sein?
In: Der Staat: Zeitschrift für Staatslehre und Verfassungsgeschichte, deutsches und europäisches öffentliches Recht, Band 37, Heft 3, S. 335-348
ISSN: 0038-884X
Can German constitutionalism serve as a model for the United States?
In: Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht: ZaöRV = Heidelberg journal of international law : HJIL, Band 58, Heft 4, S. 787-798
ISSN: 0044-2348
World Affairs Online
The Birth of Judicial Politics in France: The Constitutional Council in Comparative Perspective. By Alec Stone. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. 312p. $45.00
In: American political science review, Band 88, Heft 2, S. 506-507
ISSN: 1537-5943
The Federal Constitutional Court in the German Political System
In: Comparative political studies: CPS, Band 26, Heft 4, S. 470-491
ISSN: 1552-3829
The Federal Constitutional Court is an important policy-making institution in the German political system. As the guardian of the Basic Law, the Constitutional Court has played a critical role in umpiring the federal system, resolving conflicts among branches of the national government, overseeing the process of parliamentary democracy, monitoring the financing of political parties, and reviewing restrictions on basic rights and liberties. In each of these areas, the Court's decisions have shaped the contours of German life and politics. Its influence is fully the equal of that of the Supreme Court in American politics. Despite its "activist" record of nullifying laws favored by legislative majorities, the German Court has managed to retain its institutional independence as well as the trust of the general public.