Politics and government in the Federal Republic of Germany : basic documents / edited by Darl-Christoph Schweitzer ... [et al.].

Donated by Professor Geoffrey Hand, formerly professor of law in University College, Dublin, the European University Institute, Florence, and the University of Birmingham.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The origins of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1944-1949 -- Parliamentary democracy: the Bundestag -- Chancellor, Cabinet and President -- The Judiciary -- Basic rights and constitutional review -- Federalism: Bund and Länder -- Federalism: intergovernmental relations and finance -- Political parties and party government -- Public opinion: interest groups and media -- Economic and social policy --Foreign policy -- Defence policy and the armed forces -- Berlin -- The Federal Republic and the German Democratic Republic -- Statistical tables.