The four-year procedure to ban the right-wing Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD) was one of the most complex proceedings in the history of Germany's Federal Constitutional Court. The case is of fundamental importance to the principle of militant democracy. This volume includes a complete overview of the proceedings, containing the written submissions of all parties, the court's rulings, the minutes of oral hearings as well as an analysis of the outcome.
The four-year procedure to ban the right-wing Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD) was one of the most complex proceedings in the history of Germany's Federal Constitutional Court. The case is of fundamental importance to the principle of militant democracy. This volume includes a complete overview of the proceedings, containing the written submissions of all parties, the court's rulings, the minutes of oral hearings as well as an analysis of the outcome.
Thomas Kliegel
ist Vorsitzender Richter am Landgericht Essen und war von 2013 bis 2016 wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Bundesverfassungsgericht. Er war federführender Mitarbeiter des Berichterstatters Peter Müller im NPD-Verbotsverfahren.
Parteien wehrhafte Demokratie Parteiverbot Rechtsextremismus freiheitliche demokratische Grundordnung