Strategic Litigation : Begriff und Praxis

Abstract

Understanding strategic litigation requires abandoning the traditional perspective on judicial proceedings, for it is not the pursuit of individual rights that this practice is mainly about. But for what other purpose is it possible—and legitimate—to litigate in court? What can be achieved this way? How does this work? And who does that anyway? These are questions that the new series on strategic litigation will address. Its first volume offers an introduction to the topic, provides an impression of the emerging practice of strategic litigation in Germany and relates it to the pertinent international discourse on this subject. The book assembles contributions from academia and practice, combining the perspectives of various actors from different disciplinary backgrounds. Alexander Graser teaches public law and politics at the University of Regensburg. Christian Helmrich is an attorney based in Munich. Both have worked on and in strategic litigation for many years. With contributions by Sven Adam, Ullika Borkamp, Bastian Brackelmann, Boris Burghardt, Wolfgang Däubler, Gesine Fuchs, Alexander Graser, Christian Helmrich, Wolfgang Kaleck, Arite Keller, Adriana Kessler, Christoph Lindner, Karina Theurer, Christian Thönnes, Adam Weiss