Gerd Roellecke

Gerd Roellecke (1927 in Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 2011 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) was a German researcher, lawyer, philosopher and former professor for public law and philosophy at the University of Mannheim from 1969 to 1999. Moreover, he served as rector at the University of Mannheim between 1982 and 1985.[2]

Gerd Roellecke
Born (1927-03-13) 13 March 1927
Died30 October 2011(2011-10-30) (aged 84)
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Freiburg, University of Würzburg, University of Düsseldorf
AwardsMerit Cross 1st Class and honorary member of the German Research Institute for Public Administration[1]
Scientific career
FieldsLaw, Economics
InstitutionsUniversity of Mainz, University of Mannheim

Education

Roellecke studied law and economics from 1948 to 1952 at the universities in Würzburg and Freiburg where he obtained his first Staatsexamen. Afterwards, he obtained his second Staatsexamen at the University of Düsseldorf and his doctorate in law as well as his habilitation in 1969 at the University of Mainz.

Academics

Roellecke worked from 1969 until he became emeritus in 1995 as chaired professor for public law and law philosophy at the University of Mannheim (UMA). Between 1970 and 1973 he was vice president of the university and from 1982 to 1985 president (Rektor). He was succeeded by Heinrich Chantraine in his role as rector of the university. In 1999 he received the Merit Cross 1st Class and became honorary member of the German Research Institute for Public Administration in 2001.[3]

Publications

  • Patrick Bahners, Gerd Roellecke (Hrsg.): Preußische Stile : ein Staat als Kunststück, Stuttgart : Klett-Cotta 2001, ISBN 3-608-94290-4.
  • Über immanente Grenzen der richterlichen Gewalt des Bundesverfassungsgerichtes, Freiburg im Breisgau 1960, zugl. Diss., Univ. Freiburg 1960.
  • Der Begriff des positiven Gesetzes und das Grundgesetz, Mainz 1969, zugl. Habil.-Schrift, Univ. Mainz 1969.
  • Verfassungsgebende Gewalt als Ideologie, in: JZ 1992, S. 929 bis 934.
  • Die Entkoppelung von Recht und Religion, in: JZ 2004, S. 105 bis 110.
  • Religion - Recht - Kultur und die Eigenwilligkeit der Systeme: Überarbeitete Fassung eines Vortrags gehalten vor der „Juristischen Gesellschaft zu Berlin“ am 9. Mai 2007, De Gruyter Recht, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-89949-454-9.

See also

Notes

  1. "Trauer um das Ehrenmitglied des FÖV, Prof. em. Dr. Gerd Roellecke (1927-2011)". German Research Institute for Public Administration. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  2. "Gerd Roellecke mit 84 Jahren verstorben". University of Mannheim. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  3. "Gerd Roellecke: Curriculum Vitae". Munzinger.de. Retrieved 2014-02-21.


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