The German Constitution Turns 60

Jürgen Bröhmer is Professor of Law and Head of the School of Law at the University of New England in Armidale (Australia). After completing his law studies at Mannheim University and a postgraduate European Union Law program at the Europa-Institute of Saarland University he received his doctorate and habilitation at Saarland University in Saarbrücken (Germany) where he worked at the Europa-Institut for several years. He has been in Australia since 2006 with a primary research focus in comparative constitutional, European Union, and public international law.

Contents: Jürgen Bröhmer: The Federal Element of the German Republic Issues and Developments - Nicholas Aroney: Bund, Bundesstaat and Staatenbund: The German Element in Australian Federalism - Saskia Hufnagel: The Impact of the German Human Dignity Principle on the Right to Life and the Right not to be Subject to Torture - Simon Bronitt: The Common Law and Human Dignity: Australian Perspectives - Torsten Stein: International Law and International Cooperation and Integration in the German Basic Law - George Williams: International Law and the War Power in Australia - Rolf Schwartmann: The Role of the Basic Law in Major Social Conflicts - Katharine Gelber: The Role of the Constitution in Major Social Conflicts - Jürgen Bröhmer: The Legislative and Executive Branch versus the Federal Constitutional Court and the Judiciary - Conflict or Cooperation? - Andrew Lynch: The Legislative and Executive Branch vs. The Constitutional Court and the Judiciary - Conflict or Cooperation? - Dieter Dörr: The Basic Law's Concept of the Communication Freedoms and their Significance for a Modern 'Multicultural' and Democratic Society - Craig Collins: The Concept of the Communication Freedoms and their Significance for a Modern 'Multicultural' and 'Democratic' Society in Australia - Thomas John/Cornelia Koch: The Genesis of the German Constitution - From Total Devastation to the Dawn of a New Era.