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Christian Hillgruber

Souveränität der Nation?

Die politische und rechtliche Schlüsselfrage der Revolution von 1848/49 oder: Der lange deutsche Weg zur Anerkennung der Volkssouveränität. Schönburger Gespräche zu Recht und Staat
[Sovereignty of the Nation? The Key Political and Legal Question of the 1848/49 Revolution, or: Germany's Long Road to Recognising Popular Sovereignty. Schönburger Gespräche zu Recht und Staat.]
2025. .
DOI 10.1628/978-3-16-164892-2
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Summary
During the 1848/49 revolution, the German people claimed constitutional power for themselves for the first time. However, this power was not able to assert itself against the superior forces of inertia - that did not happen until seven decades later in the twentieth century.