Simon Diethelm Meyer
Das grundrechtliche Vorrangprinzip
Der Freiheitsschutz des Grundgesetzes im europäischen Grundrechtsverbund
[The Principle of Primacy of Fundamental Rights. The Protection of Freedom under the Basic Law within the European System of Fundamental Rights.]
2026. 550 pages. forthcoming in
May 2026
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Fundamental rights in the classical sense are based on a principle of primacy. At least in an overall view of holders and addressees of fundamental rights, human beings must enjoy a higher level of protection than the state. In no case do fundamental rights protect the state against its citizens.