This volume provides the first english translation of hans kelsens and carl schmitts influential weimar era debate on constitutional guardianship and the legitimacy of constitutional review it includes kelsens seminal piece the nature and development of constitutional adjudication as well as key extracts from the guardian of the constitution which present schmitts argument against constitutional review. This volume provides the first english translation of hans kelsens and carl schmitts influential weimar era debate on constitutional guardianship and the legitimacy of constitutional review it includes kelsens seminal piece the nature and development of constitutional adjudication as well as key extracts from the guardian of the constitution which present schmitts argument against constitutional review. The guardian of the constitution hans kelsen and carl schmitt on the limits of constitutional law book january 2015 with 329 reads how we measure reads. The guardian of the constitution hans kelsen and carl schmitt on the limits of constitutional law this volume provides the first english translation of hans kelsens and carl schmittsinfluential weimar era debate on constitutional guardianship and the legitimacy of constitutional review it includes. The guardian of the constitution hans kelsen and carl schmitt on the limits of constitutional law lars vinx this volume provides the first english translation of hans kelsens and carl schmitts influential weimar era debate on constitutional guardianship and the legitimacy of constitutional review