Constitutional Policy in Unified Germany / Edition 1

by Peter J. Cullen, Klaus H. Goetz

Overview

Prompted by unification, the German constitution has undergone the most fundamental re-examination since the foundation of the Federal Republic. This volume seeks to identify challenges which constitional policy faces and analyzes how, and with what degree of success, they are being met.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714646312
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/01/1995
Pages:	190
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 8.44(h) x (d)

About the Author

Klaus H. Goetz, Peter J. Cullen

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Basic Law after Unification: Continued Centrality or Declining Force?, KLAUS H. GOETZ, PETER J. CULLEN; Chapter 2 The Constitution and the Maastricht Treaty: Between Co-operation and Conflict, GEORG RESS; Chapter 3 To be Continued: The Constitutional Reform Commissions from a Länder Perspective, UWE LEONARDY; Chapter 4 A Forum of Constitutional Deliberation? A Critical Analysis of the Joint Constitutional Commission, ARTHUR BENZ; Chapter 5 The Constitutionalisation Process of the New Länder: A Source of Inspiration for the Basic Law?, CHRISTIAN STARCK; Chapter 6 The Federal Constitutional Court: Facing up to the Strains of Law and Politics in the New Germany, NEVIL JOHNSON; Chapter 7 The Frontiers of Constitutional Law: Identity Politics in Reunified Germany, NEIL WALKER; Chapter 8 Concluding Theses on Constitutional Policy in Unified Germany, PETER J. CULLEN, KLAUS H. GOETZ;

Editorial Reviews

Identifies and discusses some of the legal and political challenges facing Germany in light of the country's unification and the continuing integration of Europe. Among the topics are the process of reform, the Maastricht Treaty, regional constitutions, and the federal courts. The eight articles first appeared in German Politics v.3, no.3 (December 1994). No index. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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