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Rechtsstaat
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and
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Rechtsstaatlichkeit
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in
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Germany
Refering to a 200-year-tradition,
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Rechtsstaat
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(the
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law-based-state)
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and
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Rechtsstaatlichkeit
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(the
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German
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variant
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of
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the
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rule
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of
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law)
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are
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core
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principles
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of
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German
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constitutional
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thought.
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Together
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with
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the
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principles
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of
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democracy,
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of
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the
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republican,
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federalist
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and
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social
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welfare
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state
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and
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the
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indispensable
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guarantee
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of
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the
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human
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dignity.
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From
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a
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more
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substantive
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understanding,
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the
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Rechtsstaat
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expresses
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democratic
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concerns
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and
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the
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respect
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to
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individual
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human
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freedom
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and
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equality
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and
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thus
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the
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commitment
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to
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a
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just
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order,
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whereas
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from
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a
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more
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formal
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understanding
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it
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is
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used
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to
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describe
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the
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type
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of
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state
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architecture
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and
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political
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and
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social
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order
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system
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in
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which
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all
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publicly
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applied
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power
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is
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created
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by
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the
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law
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and
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is
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obliged
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to
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its
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regulations
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and
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underlies
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numerous
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fragmentations
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of
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power
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and
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control
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mechanisms
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(„Bindung
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und
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Kontrolle").
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Rechtsstaatlichkeit
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in
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this
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sense
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is
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a
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collective
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term
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for
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numerous
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(sub-)principles
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that
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allow
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the
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taming
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of
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politics
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by
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the
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law
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and
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shall
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avoid
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arbitrariness.
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Until
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today,
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the
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totalitarian
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unlawful
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regime
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established
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in
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Germany
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1933-45
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serves
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as
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an
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anti-model.
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In
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comparison,
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the
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German
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discourse
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on
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the
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rule
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of
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law
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is
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strongly
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characterized
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by
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the
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self-certainty
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of
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a
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role
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model
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Rechtsstaat
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formed
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by
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the
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Grundgesetz.
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The
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integration
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of
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the
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German
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state
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into
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transnational
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Verbuende
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will
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always
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require
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an
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adequate
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approach
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to
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the
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law-base
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exercise
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of
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power.
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