The imperfect union : constitutional structures of German unification /
In the mid-summer of 1989 the German Democratic Republic-- known as the GDR or East Germany--was an autocratic state led by an entrenched Communist Party. A loyal member of the Warsaw Pact, it was a counterpart of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), which it confronted with a mixture of...
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1997
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; The Imperfect Union; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1: Introduction; PART I. FROM REVOLUTION TO ACCESSION: CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN EASTERN GERMANY; CHAPTER 2: The Background of German Unification; CHAPTER 3: Political Revolution in the GDR, 1989-1990; CHAPTER 4: Constitutional Reform in the GDR, 1989-1990: Historical Background and the Round Table Draft; CHAPTER 5: Constitutional Reform in the GDR, 1989-1990: Amending the Constitution; CHAPTER 6: Methods of Unification under the Basic Law; CHAPTER 7: The State Treaty: Currency and Economic Union
- CHAPTER 8: The Final Months of the Volkskammer: Constitutional Problems of Accession and the First All-German ElectionCHAPTER 9: Reconstitution of the Eastern Länder; PART II. THE UNIFICATION TREATYAND BEYOND; CHAPTER 10: The Unification Treaty and Amendment of the Basic Law; CHAPTER 11: The Fate of "S ocialist Property": Restitution, Compensation, and the Work of the Treuhand; CHAPTER 12: The Unification of Abortion Law; CHAPTER 13: The Transformation of Eastern Institutions: The Civil Service, the Universities, and the Justice System
- CHAPTER 14: Undoing the Past: Prosecution of GDR Leaders and OfficialsCHAPTER 15: Undoing the Past: "Rehabilitat ion" and Compensation; CHAPTER 16: Confronting the Past: The Stasi Files; PART III. THE EXTERNAL CONSTITUTION; CHAPTER 17: The European Context of Unification and the Reserved Rights of the World War II Allies; CHAPTER 18: The Oder-Neiße Line and the Map of Central Europe; CHAPTER 19: NATO and the Pact System; CHAPTER 20: The Two Plus Four Treaty and the Legal Status of Germany
- CHAPTER 21: Sequels and Consequences of the Two Plus Four Treaty: Germany and the Structure of Central EuropeCHAPTER 22: United Germany and the Western Security System: The Future Role of German Armed Forces; CHAPTER 23: The Unification of Germany and the Unification of Europe: European Community and European Union; CHAPTER 24: Conclusion; NOTES; GLOSSARY OF FREQUENTLY USED TERMS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
