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Download full textWeiler, Hans N. – 1981
To provide a comparative perspective on the legalization of education, the author analyzes the role of the West German Federal Constitutional Court in shaping educational policy. He identifies two constitutional norms the court uses to interpret the relationship between education and the state: equal protection and the legitimacy of educational…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Inter Nationes, Bonn (West Germany). – 1986
Free elections are one of the fundamental principles of any parliamentary democracy. The constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Basic Law, stipulates in its article 20(2) that "all state authority emanates from the people" who exercise that authority "by means of elections and referendums and through special…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections
Wimmer, Raimund – Western European Education, 1979
Reviews in detail the legalities of curriculum development and adoption in West Germany, discussing constitutional guidelines, introduction procedures and practices, legal assessment, and educational objectives; and suggests cooperation between state parliaments and ministers of education. (CK)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Constitutional Law, Cooperation, Curriculum Development
Irish, Ann B. – 1987
The lesson's goal is to enhance student understanding of basic civil rights and liberties through a comparison of the basic documents undergirding the laws of the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany. The lesson contains: (1) a quiz on the basic rights in the United States and West Germany; (2) an outline of the civil rights and…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law
Peer reviewedKonig, Andreas – International Journal of Special Education, 1988
Mentally retarded individuals are often stigmatized and segregated, though constitutional guarantees in many countries promise them equality. Use of the U.S. court system to secure these guarantees, resulting in deinstitutionalization, individualization of services, and increased employment opportunities, is analyzed and contrasted with the…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Comparative Analysis, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
