Bulletin n. 3/2009
January 2010
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
  • Kranenpohl Uwe
    Die gesellschaftlichen Legitimationsgrundlagen der Verfassungsrechtsprechung oder: Darum lieben die Deutschen Karlsruhe
    in Zeitschrift für Politik , Jahrgang 56, Heft 4, 2009 ,  2009
    German Federal Constitutional Court, the Bundesverfassungsgericht, is held in extraordinarily high repute by the populace. Its reputation rests upon several pillars. One source of the Court‹s legitimacy is that it symbolizes the principle of the due course of law, as well as the limitation of governmental conduct by the constitution. Yet, other positive reviews of the Constitutional Court are far more problematic. The Bundesverfassungsgericht benefits from its apolitical image, being viewed as an institution standing above the profane conflicts of partisan politics. Finally, the lack of transparency in the Court's modus operandi as well as its aristocratic presentation are wrapped in a veil of secrecy. This lays the ground for a further source of legitimization: legitimacy through charismatic authority.
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