The World of Rules

This book takes a stand against the narrowing focus of (German) jurisprudence on state law, rooted in the history of the territorially organised nation state. In the shadow of this tradition, state(-hood) law was only conceived of as state law. However, a gradual decoupling of state and law is observable – not least because of globalisation – which inevitably entails a pluralisation of legal regulations. Jurisprudence has to react to this, if it wants to remain relevant.

Among his other roles, Gunnar Folke Schuppert is a fellow at the Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies at the University of Erfurt. Now emeritus, he formerly held the ‘New Forms of Governance’ chair at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center, where he headed the Rule of Law Center. He held the chair for Staats- und Verwaltungswissenschaften (Theories of the State and Administration) at the Humboldt University of Berlin, and he has also taught as an adjunct professor at the Hertie School of Governance.