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Mit den Übergangs- und Schlussbestimmungen hat der Verfassungsgeber dem Grundgesetz einen heterogenen letzten Abschnitt zuteilwerden lassen. Seine verschiedenen Facetten fanden in sieben Jahrzehnten seiner Gültigkeit in der Jurisprudenz wenig Beachtung. Ziel dieser Untersuchung ist es, Struktur, Aufgaben und Funktionen der Übergangs- und Schlussbestimmungen des Grundgesetzes aufzuarbeiten und zu ergründen, ob sie mehr als notwendiges Beiwerk der Verfassung sind. Neben Terminologie, Typologie und geschichtlichen Aspekten der Übergangs- und Schlussbestimmungen setzt sich die Untersuchung insbesondere mit Gesichtspunkten der Kontinuität und der Erinnerung auseinander. -- Als Ergebnis der Untersuchung stellt sich insbesondere heraus, dass die Übergangs- und Schlussbestimmungen das Gedächtnis der Verfassung bilden. In ihm finden sich die verschiedensten Erinnerungsorte der deutschen Geschichte wieder. / »The Transitional and Final Provisions of the Basic Law (Grundgesetz). A Due Appreciation« -- The transitional and final provisions of the German constitution are its heterogeneous final section. The various facets of this section have received little attention in jurisprudence. This study examines the structure, tasks and functions of the transitional and final provisions. The result is that this section forms the memory of the German constitution.

In recent decades, international courts have increasingly started investigating armed conflicts. However, the impact of this remains under-researched. Patrick S. Wegner closes this gap via a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the International Criminal Court in the Darfur and Lord's Resistance Army conflicts. He offers a fresh approach to peace and conflict studies, while avoiding the current quantitative focus of the literature and polarisation between critics and supporters of applying justice in conflicts. This is the first time that the impact of an international criminal court has been analysed in all its facets in two conflicts. The consequences of these investigations are much more complex and difficult to predict than most of the existing literature suggests. Recurrent claims, such as the deterrent effect of trials and the danger of blocking negotiations by the issuing of arrest warrants, are put to the test here with some surprising results

"In recent decades, international courts have increasingly started investigating armed conflicts. However, the impact of this remains under-researched. Patrick S. Wegner closes this gap via a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the International Criminal Court in the Darfur and Lord's Resistance Army conflicts. He offers a fresh approach to peace and conflict studies, while avoiding the current quantitative focus of the literature and polarisation between critics and supporters of applying justice in conflicts. This is the first time that the impact of an international criminal court has been analysed in all its facets in two conflicts. The consequences of these investigations are much more complex and difficult to predict than most of the existing literature suggests. Recurrent claims, such as the deterrent effect of trials and the danger of blocking negotiations by the issuing of arrest warrants, are put to the test here with some surprising results"--