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Book SynopsisIn this edition of Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde's definitive work in constitutionalism, law and politics, readers have access to the legal discourse of one of Germany's leading contemporary theorists and former judge of the federal constitutional court, available in the English language for the first time.
Trade ReviewBoth as a justice and thinker, Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde is a towering figure in German law and philosophy. It is past time for the English-speaking world to fully confront his remarkable contributions to modern constitutionalism. * Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University *
Few scholars have been as decisive and important to German constitutional thinking as Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde. The translation into English of some of his major works will make a similar contribution to constitutional theorizing well beyond the German-speaking world. Böckenförde falls into the rare category of indispensable scholarship. * J. H. H. Weiler, Joseph Straus Professor of Law and European Union Jean Monnet Chair, New York University School of Law *
This is a major contribution to the debate and should be read by everyone with interests at the intersection of constitutional and political theory. * Kim Lane Scheppele, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs, the Woodrow Wilson School and the University Center for Human Values, Princeton University *
Table of ContentsMirjam Künkler and Tine Stein: Introduction 1. Political Theory of the State I: Security and Self-Preservation before Justice: The Paradigm Shift and Transition from a Natural-Law to a Positive-Law Basis in Thomas Hobbes' System of Law (2004) II: The Concept of the Political: A Key to Understanding Carl Schmitt's Constitutional Theory III: The State as an Ethical State - Der Staat als Sittlicher Staat (1978). IV: The Repressed State Of Emergency. The Exercise of State Authority in Extraordinary Circumstances (1978) Part 2. Constitutional Theory Mirjam Künkler and Tine Stein: Introduction to Part 2 V: The Concept and Problems of the Constitutional State (1997) VI: The Historical Evolution and Changes in the Meaning of the Constitution - Geschichtliche Entwicklung und Bedeutungswandel der Verfassung (1984) VII: The Constituent Power of the People: A Liminal Concept of Constitutional Law (1986) VIII: Constitutional Jurisdiction: Structure, Organization, and Legitimation (1999) Part 3. Fundamental Rights and Constitutional Principles Mirjam Künkler and Tine Stein: Introduction to Part 3 IX: Critique of the Value-Based Grounding of Law (1990) X: Fundamental Rights as Constitutional Principles: On the Current State of Interpreting Fundamental Rights (1990) XI: The Fundamental Rights: Theory and Interpretation (1974) XII: Protection of Liberty against Societal Power: Outline of a Problem (1975) Part 4. On the Relationship between State, Citizenship and Political Autonomy Mirjam Künkler and Tine Stein: Introduction to Part 4 XIII: The Persecution of the Jews as a Civic Betrayal (1997) XIV: State Citizenship and the Concept of Nationality (1995) XV: The Future of Political Autonomy: Democracy and Statehood in a time of Globalization, Europeanization, and Individualization (1998) XVI: Which Path is Europe Taking? (1997) Part 5. Böckenförde in Context XVII: Biographical Interview with Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde (2011)
