Law

Klaus Joachim Grigoleit

Bundesverfassungsgericht und deutsche Frage

Eine dogmatische und historische Untersuchung zum judikativen Anteil an der Staatsleitung

[The Federal Constitutional Court and the German Question. A Dogmatic and Historical Study of the Judiciary Contribution to the Leadership of the State.]

unrevised e-book edition 2019; Original edition 2004; 2004. XV, 415 pages.

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This book deals with judiciary power in the German legal and political system. Klaus Joachim Grigoleit rejects exaggerated ideas of the Federal Constitutional Court as a predominant participant in governmental leadership not only from a legal but also from an historical perspective. Judicial restraint is guaranteed by the principles of legitimation as well as by appointments to the bench which are made according to rules which prevent the formation of a court which could function as a kind of counter-government and participate in decisions regarding the future of the country.
This book deals with judiciary power in the German legal and political system. The author rejects exaggerated ideas of the Federal Constitutional Court as a predominant participant in governmental leadership not only from a legal but also from an historical perspective. The court's decisions covering the »German question6quot; (political situation in the past, separation of East and West Germany, reunification) show that the significance of the »countermajoritarian difficulty« has been overestimated, although there is no political question doctrine in German constitutional law. Judicial restraint is guaranteed by the principles of legitimation as well as by appointments to the bench which are made according to rules which prevent the formation of a court which could function as a kind of counter-government and participate in decisions regarding the future of the country.
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Klaus Joachim Grigoleit Geboren 1963; Studium der Rechtswissenschaften und der neueren Geschichte in Tübingen und Freiburg; 1996 Promotion; 2002 Habilitation; Privatdozent und Wissenschaftlicher Assistent an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Reviews

The following reviews are known:

In: Die Öffentliche Verwaltung — 2005, H.14, S.618f (Prof.Ulrich Karpen)
In: Geschichte in Wissenschaft und Unterricht — 58 (2007), S. 450 (Udo Wengst)
In: FAZ — 17.November 2004, Nr.269, S.34 (Gerd Roellecke)
In: Unsere Agenda — 2005, H.8, S.22ff
In: Neue Justiz — Jg.59 (2005), H.2, S.71 (Prof.Horst Sendler)
In: FAZ – Politische Bücher — 29.Dezember 2004, Nr.304, S.5 (Christian Hillgruber)
In: Revue Hellenique des Droits de l'homme — 2009, 615–617
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