This introduction to constitutional law has been conceptualized as a textbook for readers who do not have any prior knowledge of public law. After an introduction, the book presents the basic rulings that have shaped the constitution of the republic, democracy, the federal state, the welfare state, and the rule of law in Germany, followed by an explanation of each basic right, focusing on the general theory of basic rights.

Ulrich Battis, Berlin; Andrea Edenharter, FernUniversität Hagen, Germany.