The German Federal Constitutional Court : The Court Without Limits / Matthias Jestaedt, Oliver Lepsius, Christoph Möllers, Christoph Schönberger.

Contents
Table of Cases;
Table of Legislation;
Introduction;
1. Karlsruhe: Notes on a Court;
I. Rise;
II. Achievements;
III. Success;
IV. Weaknesses;
V. Fading;
2. The Karlsruhe Phenomenon: What Makes the Court What It Is;
I. He Who Sows Constitutional Law, Reaps Constitutional Justice;
II. The Basic Law and the Federal Constitutional Court—An Asymmetric Partnership;
III. Three Momentous Turning Points;
IV. Symbiosis with Public Law Scholarship;
V. An Improbable Success Story;
3. The Standard-Setting Power;
I. Constitution and Constitutional Interpretation;
II. Exceptional Status through Method;
III. Standard Formation in Section “C.I.”
IV. Proportionality as the “C.II.” Standard;
V. Problems in Standard-Setting;
VI. Standards or Precedents;
VII. On the Future of the Standard-Setting Power;
4. Legality, Legitimacy, and Legitimation of the Federal Constitutional Court;
I. Introduction;
II. Legality: On the Legal Obligations of the Federal Constitutional Court;
III. Legitimacy: On the Recognition of the Federal Constitutional Court;
IV. Legitimation: On the Justification of the Federal Constitutional Court;
V. The Boundless Court: Legality—Legitimacy—Legitimation;
References;
Index

This translation into English of the leading German-language work on the Federal Constitutional Court gives an overview of the court's history and role as one of the most influential constitutional courts in recent years. The book consists of four extended, free-standing essays written by each of the authors. The essays cover the historical development and political context of the Court; the Court and the constitution; the Court's approach to judicial reasoning; and the Court in contemporary constitutional theory.

Translated from German.