Abstract
Abstract As a result of the historical geopolitical changes that occurred in 1990, the security situation in Europe has changed fundamentally. Accordingly, the functions and duties of the German Federal Armed Forces have also changed. Up until now, the „transformation“ of the German Federal Armed Forces has been based on traditional legal rules, which are expressly regulated by the Constitution, or Basic Law (Grundgesetz), through the socalled „Wehrverfassung“, that part of the Constitution that addresses both the armed forces and emergency powers. These provisions have remained unmodified since the 1960s. In the light of the entirely different security situation that exists today, a great deal of interpretation has been required to bring the Wehrverfassung in line with the current reality. This refers not only to the interpretation of the constitutional definition of defense but also, for example, to the question of constitutional limitations on the missions of the armed forces beyond the scope of the Ba...
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