Der Verfassungsbegriff des Grundgesetzes

It has often been pointed out that constitutional dogmatics can only be based on a self-reflection through the constitutional concept. In this study, Peter Unruh proposes a solution to this problem in constitutional law, about which many complaints have been heard, by describing the constitutional concept of the Basic Law as an evolutionary category whose roots can be traced back to the French and the American Revolutions. The author demonstrates that it is possible to describe the constitutional concept of the Basic Law with the help of a number of conceptual elements. The basis of the concept is the general idea of human autonomy.