Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. CHAPTER 1. Introduction 1
5. PART I. From Revolution to Accession: Constitutional Change in Eastern Germany
6. CHAPTER 2. The Background of German Unification 7
7. CHAPTER 3. Political Revolution in the GDR, 1989–1990 15
8. CHAPTER 4. Constitutional Reform in the GDR, 1989–1990: Historical Background and the Round Table Draft 22
9. CHAPTER 5. Constitutional Reform in the GDR, 1989–1990: Amending the Constitution 35
10. CHAPTER 6. Methods of Unification under the Basic Law 47
11. CHAPTER 7. The State Treaty: Currency and Economic Union 56
12. CHAPTER 8. The Final Months of the Volkskammer: Constitutional Problems of Accession and the First All-German Election 65
13. CHAPTER 9. Reconstitution of the Eastern Länder 73
14. PART II. The Unification Treaty and Beyond
15. CHAPTER 10. The Unification Treaty and Amendment of the Basic Law 101
16. CHAPTER 11. The Fate of “Socialist Property”: Restitution, Compensation, and the Work of the Treuhand 124
17. CHAPTER 12. The Unification of Abortion Law 154
18. CHAPTER 13. The Transformation of Eastern Institutions: The Civil Service, the Universities, and the Justice System 166
19. CHAPTER 14. Undoing the Past: Prosecution of GDR Leaders and Officials 194
20. CHAPTER 15. Undoing the Past: “Rehabilitation” and Compensation 216
21. CHAPTER 16. Confronting the Past: The Stasi Files 229
22. PART III. The External Constitution
23. CHAPTER 17. The European Context of Unification and the Reserved Rights of the World War II Allies 245
24. CHAPTER 18. The Oder-Neiße Line and the Map of Central Europe 257
25. CHAPTER 19. NATO and the Pact System 262
26. CHAPTER 20. The Two Plus Four Treaty and the Legal Status of Germany 268
27. CHAPTER 21. Sequels and Consequences of the Two Plus Four Treaty: Germany and the Structure of Central Europe 277
28. CHAPTER 22. United Germany and the Western Security System: The Future Role of German Armed Forces 286
29. CHAPTER 23. The Unification of Germany and the Unification of Europe: European Community and European Union 297
30. CHAPTER 24. Conclusion 311
31. NOTES 317
32. GLOSSARY OF FREQUENTLY USED TERMS 465
33. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 467
34. SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 469
35. INDEX 475