Bücher der Reihe Recht und Politik

In diesen Wochen bereitet sich Deutschland auf einen neuen Corona-Herbst und -Winter vor. Recht und Politik hat in einem ersten Band »Corona und Grundgesetz« (Beiheft 7) zu den staatlichen Maßnahmen kritisch Stellung bezogen. Im vergangenen Jahr setzten sich die massiven Grundrechtseingriffe fort. Grund genug für Recht und Politik, das zweite Corona-Jahr in einem weiteren Beiheft rechtspolitisch Revue passieren zu lassen.Im Jahr 2021 mehrten sich nun die kritischen Stimmen in Justiz und Parlamenten, die eine oftmals als übergriffig empfundene Exekutive an ihre rechtsstaatlichen Grenzen erinnerten. Wenn dies auch nicht immer erfolgreich und gelegentlich zu zaghaft war, bleibt doch festzuhalten, dass die liberalen Stimmen an Boden gewannen. Abschließend werden vergleichende Aspekte zu Österreich und Frankreich einbezogen sowie die dringende rechtspolitische Forderung erhoben, in der Gesundheitspolitik die EU-Kompetenzen zu stärken.

»Artificial Intelligence and Proposals for an EU-Regulation«Artificial intelligence is one of the central issues of our time, but German and European law still remains silent. The article deals with the relationship between man, technology and law and calls for a quick legal regulation beyond mere ethical guidelines after an introduction to technical, social and legal developments and the constitutional foundations. The author does not leave it at criticism, but constructively submits a completely formulated proposal for a basic EU regulation on artificial intelligence.

»30 Years of German Unity«30 years after reunification, the former division of Germany is still having a noticeable effect in some areas. The anniversary year 2020 offered impetus to address both internal German alignment processes as well as ongoing differences from an interdisciplinary perspective. The presentations of the interdisciplinary lecture series »30 Years of German Unity« organised at the University of Würzburg in the winter semester 2020/21 are documented in this compilation.

»Corona and the German Constitution«There has never been such a suspension of human rights in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany: During »Corona«, a kind of »state of emergency« occurred temporarily; the parliaments also withdrew. Recht und Politik is taking a first look at the »lockdown«. It shows that constitutional institutions, administrative authorities, media and the population have failed as »guardians of the constitution«.

»Reforming the German Federal Constitunional Court?«: On the »seventieth birthday« of the Federal Constitutional Court, twelve lawyers and social scientists reflect on its need for reform. This compilation presents their findings in sections: An inventory state of the art first summarizes constitutional-theoretical, political-scientific, legal sociological, and historical analyses, including an attempt of a self-description by the Federal Constitutional Court. This overview is followed in the second section by contributions to the organization of the court, which examine the choice of judges, constitutional complaints, the relationship between constitutional judges and their academic staff, as well as the Institute of the Amicus Curiae for reform options. In the third section, legitimation aspects of the Federal Constitutional Court are discussed, which are currently the subject of intense discussions both among lawyers and social scientists.