Atomausstieg Ins Grundgesetz?: Zur Politischen Grammatik Von Verfassungsanderungen

The survey discusses whether and how the German nuclear phase-out, initiated by statutory law in 2011, could be safeguarded by a special constitutional amendment. It analyses potential techniques of constitutional regulation, its advantages, and political or legal repercussions. Besides considering the practical implications, this requires to take into account aspects of democratic and constitutional theory, thus, affecting the very function of constitutional amendments in a liberal democracy.