Parlamentarisk og lovgivende praksis

This book highlights that an independent judiciary is indispensable for the very existence of any society based on democratic values, such as the observance of the rule of law and respect for the human rights of individuals. In order to ensure that the judiciary¿s interpretation of the law is not bound by the will of the executive and that it is able to call the executive to account by protecting the life as well as liberty of the governed, it is imperative to guarantee, among other things, a transparent method of appointment and the security of tenure of the judges. Taking into account the importance of an independent judiciary in a democratic society, the framers of the Constitution of Bangladesh, 1972, following in the footsteps of the framers of the Constitutions of India and Pakistan, incorporated in the Constitution the ideal of safeguarding the independence of the judiciary as one of its basic features. This book, however, makes it manifestly evident that the key elements for realising such an ideal have not adequately been guaranteed by the Constitution. Consequently, this book sheds light on how succeeding generations of executives have sought to undermine the independence of the judiciary.Accordingly, this book puts forward recommendations for the insertion of detailed norms in the Constitution of Bangladesh for establishing the best means for excluding patronage appointments to the bench and for guaranteeing the security of tenure of the judges. This book asserts that the incorporation of such norms, safeguards the independence of the superior judiciary to decide cases without fear or favour. This book, therefore, seeks to address the gap that exists between the theory and practice concerning the independence of the judiciary in Bangladesh.Since no book is currently available in the market that critically examines these issues in a systematic and structured manner, this research enhances knowledge by not only identifying the flaws,deficiencies and lacunae of the constitutional provisions concerning the method of appointment of the judges of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh but also the measures undertaken by the current Bangladeshi regime to dispense with the transparent method of removal of the judges involving a body of judicial character.

Das Lehrbuch fuhrt ein in Selbstverstandnis, institutionellen Aufbau und Praxis des politischen Systems der Bundesrepublik unter Berucksichtigung seines Wandels im Zuge der europaischen Integration. Es gibt einen problemorientierten Uberblick uber die verfassungs- und auenpolitischen Grundentscheidungen, die die deutsche Demokratie konstituiert haben; das politische Kraftefeld, das durch Interessengruppen, Burgerinitiativen, Parteien und Massenmedien gebildet wird; die politischen Institutionen in Bund, Landern und Kommunen; die gesellschaftliche Reichweite und administrative Durchsetzung politischer Entscheidungen; die politische Kultur einschlielich der Struktur der politischen Fuhrungsschicht.

Nationalstaatlichkeit ist für Historiker und Politologen gemeinsam keine selbstverständliche Forschungslandschaft. Das Jahr 1871, vor 150 Jahren, gibt Anlass über Kontinuitäten nachzudenken. Die Vorgeschichte zu Konflikten, Krisen und Katastrophen im 20. Jahrhundert darf man nicht ausblenden. Die lange Linie eines völkerrechtlichen Kontinuums muss erläutert werden. Das Kaiserreich als anerkannter Wirtschaftsfaktor und beachtliches Bildungssystem hatte eigentlich Zukunftschancen. Auch weitere Aufstiege beeindrucken. Versailles spielt mehrfach eine große Rolle. Natürlich auch die Spur Berlins in der deutschen Geschichte sowie markante Symbolstätten wie der Reichstag.Mit Beträgen vonEberhard Diepgen, Michael Gehler, Christian Hillgruber, Eckhard Jesse, Hanns-Jürgen Küsters, Hans-Christof Kraus, Ulrich Lappenküper, Reiner Marcowitz, Tilman Mayer, Henning Ottmann, Werner Plumpe, Wolfram Pyta, Ulrich Schlie, Brendan Simms