ABSTRACT
A new legal beacon is being constructed. This therefore places a great question mark over the future role of the current federal German constitution as the font et origo of all law in Germany.
One thing is certain: national constitutions will have to conform to the precepts laid down by the European Union. Fierce independence will not be acceptable if it results in a deviation from fundamental principles. Any constitution which seeks to preserve total independence will become an Auslaufmodell, i.e. it will gradually be phased out in the interest of unity.
