Verfassungsgerichte als politische Akteure im juristischen Gewand
Abstract [en]: After the election of conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court as the successor of the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg shortly before the American presidential elections, this paper raises the question of the extent to which courts can be politically “neutral”. The question of role, function and legitimacy of constitutional courts arises because these courts have to juggle the crucial balancing act between...