Dignity and Liberty: Constitutional Visions in Germany and the United States
Striking a balance between the aspirations of individual freedom and the demands of organized society is a central quest of constitutional law. Germany and America provide different paths toward accomplishment of this equilibrium, revealing two paths to freedom and its relation to community. This work is addressed to philosophers of law, political theorists, constitutional lawyers, and everyone interested in protecting human rights and learning the meaning of human personality and freedom as...
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Illuminates alternative visions of human dignity, personality, and community by comparing the constitutions of Germany and the United States.
ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1Notes101The Constitutions of America and Germany132Human Dignity413Personality and Freedom of Action: The Outer World594Inner Freedom: The Personal Sphere795Identity, Self-Determination, and Autonomy1256Abortion1617Freedom of Expression1898Comparative Observations253App. ASelected Provisions of the Constitution of the United States273App. BSelected Provisions of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany of May 23, 1949277Selected Bibliography285Index289
