# Constitutional Effectiveness - Portail Universitaire du droit

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> Description : constitutional effectiveness, the case of germany's basic law, présentation de l’éditeur this book presents a unique account of the social and political ...

## Parution

*The Case of Germany's Basic Law*

- **ISBN** : 978-1-509-98889-1
- **Éditeur** : Bloomsbury

## Résumé

Présentation de l’éditeur
This book presents a unique account of the social and political impacts of the German Basic Law on the German Republic from 1949 to the present day.It considers the way in which the history of the Federal Republic of Germany has been decisively influenced by its Constitution, the Basic Law of 1949, and by the jurisprudence of the Federal Constitutional Court.The book argues that the historiography of the Federal Republic does little to reflect this influence. The Basic Law is mentioned and so occasionally rulings of the Federal Constitutional Court. But the reader does not get the impression that they were of specific importance in Germany before and after reunification.Legal scholars, on the other hand, are concerned about the legal consequences of the Basic Law, but do not analyse its impact in the real world. There is, thus, a gap between the two disciplines – one not being familiar with social reality, the other not familiar with the normativity of the law. The history of the effectiveness of the constitution falls into this gap.In this book, Dieter Grimm, himself a Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court from 1987 to 1999 and an expert on interdisciplinary research in law, history and political science, guides the reader through important developments and events that were determined or influenced by the constitution and its judicial interpretation.
Sommaire
PrefacePreliminary Remark on the Selection of Historical Literature for Examination1. Constitutional History and General History2. Genesis and Content of the Basic Law3. The Beginnings of Constitutional Adjudication4. Constitutional Evolution Through Amendments5. Moves Towards a Total Revision of the Basic Law6. The Constitutional Question in the Reunification Process7. The Liberalisation of Society as a Question of Fundamental Rights8. Influence of the Constitution on the Media System9. The Social Democratic-Liberal Reforms under Scrutiny10. The Taming of the Party State11. Achieving Gender Equality12. The Basic Law in the Risk Society13. The Constitution in the East-West Approximation Process14. The Federal Republic as Member State of the European Union15. The Underestimated Constitutionalisation of PoliticsAppendix: The Significance of Law in the History of Society: A Query


## Métadonnées

- **Catégorie** : Parutions
- **Publié** : 2026-08-05

## Tags

Démocratie, Droit constitutionnel, Droit public, Histoire du droit, Histoire du droit, Histoire politique, Norme juridique, Science politique, Sciences politiques

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