The formative debates and arguments sustaining Germany's constitutional supranationalism: a rhetorical history […]

The formative debates and arguments sustaining Germany’s constitutional supranationalism: a rhetorical history […]

The formative debates and arguments sustaining Germany’s constitutional supranationalism: a rhetorical history of political and economic ideas

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Edition Details

  • Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Bryan Ruppert
  • Language: English
  • Jurisdiction(s): New York (State)
  • Publication Information: Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2009
  • Type: Book
  • Permalink: https://books.lawin.org/the-formative-debates-and-arguments-sustaining-germany-s-constitutional-supranationalism-a-rhetorical-history-58257/ (Stable identifier)

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[ix], [v], 301 pages ; 24 cm

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, The formative debates and arguments sustaining Germany’s constitutional supranationalism: a rhetorical history […] is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

  • Responsable Person: Bryan Ruppert ; with a foreword by Werner Weidenfeld.
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Copyright Date: 2009
  • Location: Lewiston, N.Y.
  • Country/State: New York (State)
  • Number of Editions: 3 editions
  • First edition Date: 2009
  • Last edition Date: 2010
  • Languages: British English
  • Library of Congress Code: KK4455
  • Dewey Code: 342.430412
  • ISBN: 9780773446793 0773446796
  • OCLC: 424561422

Main Contents

The German constitution and commitments to Europeanism and international law
The German resistance and Europe
German exiles and Europe
Europe in the public-political discourse of the immediate postwar period
Europe in the party-political discourse of the immediate postwar period
Early constitutional drafts and the constitutional convention at Herrenchiemsee
The Parliamentary Council and the Basic Law of 1949
The Basic Law as a tool for consolidating European and international policy objectives in German political culture post-unification
Appendix 1. A commitment to international law in the constitutional texts of EU member states
Appendix 2. An enabler to transfer soverignty in the constitutional texts of EU member states
Appendix 3. A directive to pursue general international cooperation or specifically Europeean [sic] integration in the constitutional texts of EU member states.

Summary Note

Germany’s constitution not only enables the nation state to transfer sovereignty to supranational institutions, it directs the state to incorporate international law into domestic law and to pursue a course of European integration. ”’

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