The guardian of the constitution : Hans Kelsen and Carl Schmitt on the limits of constitutional law

"This volume provides the first English translation of Hans Kelsen's and Carl Schmitt's influential Weimar-era debate on constitutional guardianship and the legitimacy of constitutional review. It includes Kelsen's seminal piece, 'The Nature and Development of Constitutional...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vinx, Lars
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2015
Edition:1st Ed.
Subjects:
Kelsen, Hans, > 1881-1973 > Correspondence.
Schmitt, Carl, > 1888-1985 > Correspondence.
Constitutional law
Executive power
LAW / Constitutional.
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Kelsen on the nature and development of constitutional adjudication; 2. The guardian of the constitution: Schmitt's argument against judicial review; 3. The guardian of the constitution: Schmitt on the President as guardian of the constitution; 4. Who ought to be the guardian of the constitution? Kelsen's reply to Schmitt; 5. Prussia contra Reich: Schmitt's closing statement in Leipzig; 6. Kelsen on the judgment of the Staatsgerichtshof of the 25th of October 1932.

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