'The Reception of Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde's Oeuvre in International Comparative Perspective'



ErnstWolfgang Böckenförde is a muchdiscussed scholar also beyond Germanspeaking lands. The articles in this collection analyze the reception of his work in the academic as well as political, cultural, and religious discourses of Italy, Poland, Korea, Japan, and in the Spanish and Portuguesespeaking countries of South America. They show when, how, and in what context Böckenförde's writings are invoked to buttress or challenge a particular argument. The contributors are all particularly familiar with his work, having translated and/or interpreted it in the various languages.