The Justicization of Politics: Constitutionalism and Democracy in Germany after 1949

By engaging with the historiography of German constitutionalism after 1949, this article reconstructs a profound change of the meaning of the concept of constitution. The constitution evolved from a rather formal and provisional instrument of government to the just value order of politics, which sch...

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Main Author: Verena Frick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Helsinki University Press 2019-12-01
Series:Redescriptions
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Online Access:https://journal-redescriptions.org/articles/312