Constitutional Courts in the German States

Dr. Werner Reutter is a political scientist at the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany.

• 1. Introduction: Constitutional Democracy and Constitutional Courts in the German States.- 2. The Constitutional Court of Berlin: A Case Study.- 3. Democracy, Federalism, and the Rule of Law: Theoretical Perspectives on Constitutional Adjudication in the German States.- 4. The Creation of State Constitutional Courts in Germany: When, Why, and How?.- 5. Constitutional Courts as Institutions: Status, Mode of Operation, Jurisdictions.- 6. State Constitutional Courts and Their Justices.- 7. Constitutional Courts and Politics in the German States: Does Judicialization Exist and If So Why?.- 8. State Constitutional Courts and “Militant Democracy”.