Constitutionalism

I. Introduction
1: The Origins and Transformation of the Concept of the Constitution

II. Origins
2: Conditions for the Emergence and Effectiveness of Modern Constitutions
3: Basic Rights in the Formative Eras of Modern Society
4: The Concept of Constitution in Historical Perspective

III. Concepts and Function
5: The Function of Constitutions and Guidelines for Constitutional Reform
6: Integration by Constitution

IV. Interpretation
7: Fundamental Rights in the Interpretation of the German Constitutional Court
8: Return to the Traditional Understanding of Fundamental Rights?

V. Adjudication
9: Constitutional Courts and Constitutional Interpretation at the Interface of Law and Politics
10: Constitutional Adjudication and Democracy

VI. The Future
11: The Future of Constitutionalism
12: Can Democracy by Bargaining be Constitutionalized?

VII. Europeanisation
13: The Role of National Constitutions in a United Europe
14: The Democratic Costs of Constitutionalisation - The European Case

VIII. Internationalisation
15: The Constitution in the Process of Denationalisation
16: Societal Constitutionalism
17: Levels of the Rule of Law - On the Possibility of Exporting a Western Achievement

IX. Conclusion
18: The Achievement of Constitutionalism and its Prospects in a Changed World