Law

The constitution is a legal text - and at the same time much more. This volume explores the symbolic dimension of the constitution, shows how it gains validity through that dimension, and how it represents societies, their conflicts, and their transformations - at both the national and the European level.

Marvin Gülker develops a systematic account of the doctrine of public control over public property, including res sacrae, and remedies its rule-of-law deficiencies. To this end, he examines both pre-constitutional and post-constitutional regimes in the analog and digital spheres.

We live in an algorithm-driven and digitalized world in which human behavior is increasingly replaced by information and communication technology. This trend toward digitalization also affects capital markets, where algorithmic trading and its regulation is a prime example of the shift from human behavior to full automation.

Ernst Friesenhahn (1901-1984) was one of the first judges of the Federal Constitutional Court. Max Stötzel pays tribute to the life and work of this underestimated jurist, who experienced three constitutional upheavals and made a significant contribution to the establishment of the rule of law in the Federal Republic of Germany.