The Rule of law in the Federal Republic of Germany

Dec 1, 1958 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions

A statement by the German national section of the International Commission of Jurists, published by the ICJ.

The statement consists of answers to a series of questions. The questions were posed by the ICJ and answered on behalf of the German section by ten of its prominent members.

The questions cover the following themes:

1. Administrative authorities and the law
2. The legislative and the law
3. The judiciary and the law
4. The legal profession and the law
5. The individual and the legal process.

Germany-rule of law-non-legal submission-1958-eng (full text in English, PDF)