Is there a viable leftist constitutionalism that we can juxtapose with liberal constitutionalism, or is there really no alternative? On the other hand, when the left has accepted liberal constitutional principles in full, its potential to challenge the social status quo has ultimately proven to be disappointing.
Prof. Ronald Car, Associate Professor in History of Political Institutions at the University of Macerata (Italy).
Introduction: Leftist constitutionalism and the Rechtsstaat – the ongoing relevance of a historical controversy.- The Rechtsstaat and the left in the 1848 revolution.- The Rechtsstaat in Bismarck’s times.- Room for the Rechtsstaat in times of extremes.- Germany year zero: which Rechtsstaat?.- Conclusion: Constitutionalism and the left - a hindrance or an opportunity?.