2014
DOI: 10.1093/icon/mou047
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Rethinking the rise of the German Constitutional Court: From anti-Nazism to value formalism

Abstract: The German Constitutional Court, we often hear, draws its considerable strength from the reaction to the German Nazi past:Because the Nazis abused rights and had been elected by the people, the argument runs, it was necessary to create a strong Court to guard these rights in the future. This contribution proceeds in two steps. First, it sets out to show that this "Nazi thesis" provides an inadequate explanation for the Court's authority and rise. The German framers did not envisage a strong, rights-protecting,… Show more

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“…11 For a powerful critique, see Jaggi (2012). 12 Collings 2016;Hailbronner 2014. But for now, let's stand back and return to the larger implications of my claim that there are three, not one, distinct paths to 'constitutionalism'. To drive this point home, consider how my trinitarian view adds up to a special trilemma for the European Union (EU) at its present moment of vulnerability.…”
Section: Elitist Problematicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…11 For a powerful critique, see Jaggi (2012). 12 Collings 2016;Hailbronner 2014. But for now, let's stand back and return to the larger implications of my claim that there are three, not one, distinct paths to 'constitutionalism'. To drive this point home, consider how my trinitarian view adds up to a special trilemma for the European Union (EU) at its present moment of vulnerability.…”
Section: Elitist Problematicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Domnívám se ovšem, že existuje ještě jeden významnější faktor, s nímž citovaní autoři pravděpodobně implicitně počítají. Jeho 32 Podobně prakticky všechny státy východní Evropy reagovaly na pád komunistického režimu zřízením ústavního soudu. 33 Druhá skupina teorií nachází souvislost mezi ústavním soudnictvím a vnitřním uspořádáním státu.…”
Section: Předpoklady Pro Vznik úStavního Soudnictvíunclassified
“…52 Najrječitiju potvrdu te tvrdnje predstavlja "proces juridifikacije" u kojemu posebno mjesto, ulogu i značaj imaju Vrhovni sud SAD-a, 53 Savezni ustavni sud SR Njemačke, Europski sud za ljudska prava u Strasbourgu, te Europski sud pravde u Luksemburgu. 54 4.1. Ustav SAD-a (1787.)…”
Section: Konstitucionalizacija Patriotizma U Ustavnodemokratskoj Držaunclassified