Böcker av Albert Janssen

According to the so-called eternity clause of the German Constitution (article 79(3)) the protection of the human dignity and the fundamental state structural principles of article 20 of the German Constitution shall not be abolished by any parliamentarian majority. The correct definition of the content of this protected identity of the Constitution can only be realised if the mentioned state structural principles are understood as a clarification of the guarantor's position of the state which is committed to respect and to protect the human's dignity in accordance with article 1 (1) of the German Constitution. In addition, the interpretation of article 79(3) of the German Constitution has to consider the particular historicity which results from the character of this regulation as an expression of the constitutional power of the German people. However, the defined constitutional identity of the Constitution is permanently challenged as demonstrated in the appendix. For this reason, Albert Janssen concludes his thoughts with several reform proposals for the Constitution.

English summary: A precondition for every judical decision is an awareness for the correct relationship and differentiation between the law and justice. The art in this process of resolving an arising conflict of interests lies, after due thought, in the resolute conclusion that a just solution is not simply to be found in a preordained idea of justice but must be sought for each case. The lawyers experience of the solutions in similar situations gives him the necessary direction in which he must seek a just decision. This book sets out to develop this thesis in three steps by surveying the thoughts of Otto von Gierke and Wilhelm Henke on law and the thoughts of Gerhard Ebeling about the theological fundamentals of law. German description: Eine gelungene Rechtsfindung setzt die juristische Kunst des Unterscheidens zwischen Recht und Gerechtigkeit voraus, denn die gerechte Losung eines Interessenkonflikts ergibt sich nicht aus einem vorgegebenen Massstab, sondern muss im konkreten Fall gefunden werden. Das nachzuweisen, ist Anliegen dieses Bandes. Zunachst zeigt die Untersuchung des Rechtsdenkens Otto von Gierkes, dass dieser die Denkform der Unterscheidung fur die ontologische Begrundung seiner rechtssystematischen Ausgangspunkte nicht durchhalt. Anders steht es, wie dann zweitens dargelegt wird, mit der primar fur die Grundlegung des Kirchenrechts konstitutiven theologischen Fundamentalunterscheidung zwischen Gesetz und Evangelium von Gerhard Ebeling. Diese gedankliche Alternative ermoglicht es dann auch drittens Wilhelm Henke, mit seiner sakularen Zweireichelehre die bei Gierke vermisste ontologische Rechtfertigung fur die juristische Fundamentalunterscheidung zwischen Recht und Gerechtigkeit ohne Ruckgriff auf die Metaphysik zu liefern.