EAN: 9783631602485

THE GERMAN CONSTITUTION TURNS 60 GEBUNDEN

The 60th anniversary of the German Constitution provided the backdrop for a Conference at the
Australian National University on 22nd and 23rd May 2009  bringing together Australian and
German constitutional scholars to discuss core features of the constitutions of both countries.
The following issues were presented and discussed from an Australian and German perspective
respectively: Federalism as both countries are organized as federations  the concept of human
dignity which is a central pillar in the German constitutional and legal system but not
mentioned in the Commonwealth Constitution at all  international cooperation and integration as
a challenge for any constitutional system in the globalised world  the German Basic Law and the
Australian Commonwealth Constitution and their important roles in resolving major social
conflicts in both societies  the relationship between the various branches of government as a
core issue for both constitutional systems  and the concept of free speech or  broader  the
freedom of communication as the central and fundamental right and core prerequisite for any
democratic system and the history of the Basic Law.

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