Demokratischer Konstitutionalismus

For Dieter Grimm, the constitution that emerged from the bourgeois revolutions of the 18th and 19th centuries appears as one of the greatest achievements of our time. Originally geared to the liberal state, it now faces challenges from within and without. The party state and the welfare state on the one hand, and Europeanisation and globalisation on the other, are escaping its grip. The question is therefore whether and how the specific conjunction of democracy and the rule of law, including fundamental rights, can be maintained under the changing conditions. With contributions by Wolfgang Hoffmann-Riem, Anna-Bettina Kaiser, Christine Landfried, Christoph Möllers, Ulrich K. Preuß, Dominik Rennert, Helge Rossen-Stadtfeld, Lars Viellechner, Uwe Volkmann, Hans Vorländer and Rainer Wahl.