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This article reviews a 2003 commentary to Carl Schmitt's concept of the political (multiple references). According to the author, Schmitt's death in 1985 made it possible for academics to review Schmitt's writings from a factual point of view, without paying as much attention as earlier to Schmitt's person & his views on National Socialism & Jews, among others. The cooperative commentary includes contributions from 15 authors, representing lawyers, philosophers, political scientists, & historians. Each author discusses one part of Schmitt's 1963 "The Concept of the Political" (multiple references). The author commends the commentary for demythologizing Schmitt's paper & positioning it in a contemporary historical & biographical context. References. A. Kallioinen

Basic legal dogma is defined & analyzed, & questions pertaining to its application & even to its "applicants" are posed. Controversies regarding modern legal practice are considered. Legal precedents & various cases in the legal domain are related in an effort to enhance understanding of the dilemma surrounding the past & present arenas of legal dogma, & possible objections to new legal forms are considered. 96 References. A. Simms-Clark

Comments on the work of Carl Schmitt in the context of growing interest in his ideas since the early 1990s. Schmitt was denied a place in German intellectual history prior to the 1990s because his work was considered primarily from the persepctive of coming to terms with the past, particularly his collaboration with the Third Reich. Interest was therefore confined to Schmitt, the person, rather than the scholar. Renewed interest in Schmitt has been propelled by the post-1945 generation & by the reemergence of several themes, eg, the formation of political units, in the post-Cold War context. Several characterizations of Schmitt have been offered: as nationalist, statist, convert, & political theologian. Understanding of Schmitt as a theologian has returned the discussion to matters of his personality, but with intentions completely different from those that animated efforts to come to terms with the past. It is concluded that perhaps the cipher of political theology is the key to understanding the importance of Schmitt's work. D. M. Smith