Law
Martin Schäfer
Treaty Overriding
Ein Beitrag zur verfassungsrechtlichen Zulässigkeit abkommensüberschreibender Bundesgesetze
[Treaty-Overriding. A Contribution on the Constitutionality of Treaty-Overriding Federal Legislation.]
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Published in German.
The deliberate breach of international treaties by the legislator raises a number of constitutional questions. Martin Schäfer considers, inter alia, whether the German constitution's often-cited openness to international law and the principle of separation of powers pose an obstacle to the practice of treaty overriding.