Democracy's guardians : a history of the German Federal Constitutional Court 1951-2001 / Justin Collings.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collings, Justin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germany. Bundesverfassungsgericht--History.

Germany.

Constitutional courts--Germany.

Constitutional courts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In an examination of the German Federal Constitutional Court from its founding in 1951 up to the twenty-first century, this book presents an historical account of how the Court helped transform Germany from a pre-democratic political culture into one of the leaders of the liberal democratic world.

Contents:

Consolidation, 1951-1959

Confidence, 1959-1971

Confrontation, 1971-1982

Continuity, 1982-1990

Karlsruhe Republic, 1990-2001

Epilogue: the view from Europe.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-106763-6

0-19-106762-8

0-19-181500-4

OCLC:

920859864