The book takes stock on constitutional adjudication in the German states. It includes surveys on the Constitutional Court in Berlin, the origins and development of state constitutional courts in Germany, their status and mode of operation, their justices, and the role these courts play at the subnational level in Germany.
Table of Content
1. Introduction: Constitutional Democracy and Constitutional Courts in the German States.- 2. The Constitutional Court of Berlin: A Case Study.- 3. Democracy, Federalism, and the Rule of Law: Theoretical Perspectives on Constitutional Adjudication in the German States.- 4. The Creation of State Constitutional Courts in Germany: When, Why, and How?.- 5. Constitutional Courts as Institutions: Status, Mode of Operation, Jurisdictions.- 6. State Constitutional Courts and Their Justices.- 7. Constitutional Courts and Politics in the German States: Does Judicialization Exist and If So Why?.- 8. State Constitutional Courts and “Militant Democracy”.
About the author
Dr. Werner Reutter is a political scientist at the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany.
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