Reflecting on private law puts jurists of all disciplines in an awkward situation. Is this a meaningful perception of autonomy or the enforcement of inappropriate group power? Are we experiencing visionary non-governmental processes of constitutionalization or the erosion of the constitutional democracy? Does private law need sovereign legitimacy or is it justifiable as a consequence of the pursuit of personal liberty as protected by basic rights?
Reflecting on private law puts jurists of all disciplines in an awkward situation. Is this a meaningful perception of autonomy or the enforcement of inappropriate group power? Are we experiencing visionary non-governmental processes of constitutionalization or the erosion of the constitutional democracy? Does private law need sovereign legitimacy or is it justifiable as a consequence of the pursuit of personal liberty as protected by basic rights?
Christian Bumke
Geboren 1963; 1996 Promotion; 2003 Habilitation; Inhaber des Commerzbank-Stiftungslehrstuhls Grundlagen des Rechts an der Bucerius Law School in Hamburg.
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