Norbert Achterberg

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Norbert Hans Herbert Achterberg (born May 29, 1932 in Berlin , † March 17, 1988 in Münster ) was a German lawyer and university professor .

Life

Norbert Achterberg studied law at the Philipps University of Marburg and did his doctorate there in 1959 under Hubert Görg with a dissertation on questions of tacit federal jurisdiction and mixed administration. After years as an assistant in Bonn and Marburg, he completed his habilitation in 1968 at the University of Marburg with his thesis on problems of functional theory for the subject of public law , supervised by Hubert Görg and Gerhard Hoffmann , and was appointed professor in 1971.

In 1972 Achterberg was offered the full professorship for public law at the Westphalian Wilhelms University of Münster . As the successor to Hans Ulrich Scupin , he became Managing Director of the Institute for Public Law and Politics.

Norbert Achterberg's professional work extended far beyond the faculty. He was deputy chairman of the examination board for economic examinations at the Westphalian Wilhelms University and from 1972 to 1983 a part-time judge at the Hessian administrative court in Kassel . In addition, he took on further training in law and political science in a special way, especially as head of studies at the former Administration and Business Academy in Osnabrück , and was on the founding advisory board of the Kassel University from 1970 to 1972 .

Norbert Achterberg was interested in basic legal research. As the successor to Hans J. Wolff, he was chairman of the Westphalian section of the International Association for Legal and Social Philosophy (IVR), in which well-known scholars at home and abroad participated. From 1978 to 1982 he was chairman of the German section of the IVR. He was also a board member of the Johannes Althusius Society, which is closely associated with the Institute for Public Law and Politics . V.

Achterberg's scientific work was especially dedicated to Hans Kelsen and pure legal theory. In recognition of his services to Kelsen research, he became the international correspondent of the Hans Kelsen Institute in Vienna in 1973.

Norbert Achterberg combined theory and dogmatics of public law in his work. His list of publications includes well over 200 publications, including two standard works on constitutional and administrative law: General Administrative Law and Special Administrative Law as well as Parliamentary Law , which was published in 1984 and is still in force today .

Achterberg was married to the pharmacist Gisela Achterberg, née Sinning (1936–2010), and had two children. He was a nephew of the theologian Herbert Achterberg .

Fonts (selection)

  • as publisher: Public Law and Politics, Festschrift for Hans Ulrich Scupin on his 70th birthday. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, ISBN 3-428-03024-9 .
  • with Werner Krawietz and Dieter Wyduckel (eds.): Law and State in Social Change, Festschrift for Hans Ulrich Scupin on his 80th birthday. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1983, ISBN 3-428-05347-8 .
  • The framework mandate. Considerations on the possibility of binding the MP to the party program. de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1975, ISBN 3-11-006628-9 .
  • The parliamentary negotiation. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1979, ISBN 3-428-04453-3 .
  • Theory and dogmatics of public law. Selected treatises 1960–1980. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1980, ISBN 3-428-04743-5 .
  • with Günter Püttner (Ed.): Textbook of constitutional and administrative laws. CFMüller, Heidelberg 1981, ISBN 3-8114-2588-9 .
  • The legal system as a legal relationship system. Foundation of the legal relationship theory. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1982, ISBN 3-428-05190-4 .
  • as Ed .: Jurisprudence. International Symposium, Münster 1984, Heymanns, Cologne et al. 1986, ISBN 3-452-20349-2 .
  • General administrative law. A textbook. CF Müller, Heidelberg 1986, ISBN 3-8114-8685-3 .
  • with Günter Püttner (Ed.): Special administrative law. A teaching and manual. 2 volumes, CF Müller, Heidelberg 1999–2002.
  • with Martin Schulte: The Bonn Basic Law. Comment. Volume 6: Articles 38 to 49. Vahlen, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-8006-1112-0 .
  • Parliamentary law. Mohr, Tübingen 1984, ISBN 3-16-644769-5 .

literature

  • Martin Schulte: In memory of Norbert Achterberg. In: Werner Hoppe, Werner Krawietz, Martin Schulte: Jurisprudence. Heymanns, Cologne et al. 1992, ISBN 3-452-22037-0 , pp. 677-710.
  • Werner Hoppe: The state and administrative law work of Norbert Achterberg. In: Werner Hoppe, Werner Krawietz, Martin Schulte: Jurisprudence. Heymanns, Cologne et al. 1992, ISBN 3-452-22037-0 , pp. 5–12.
  • Werner Krawietz : The legal philosophical and legal theoretical work of Norbert Achterberg. In: Werner Hoppe, Werner Krawietz, Martin Schulte: Jurisprudence. Heymanns, Cologne et al. 1992, ISBN 3-452-22037-0 , pp. 13-26.
  • Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar. Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin / New York 1976, 1980, 1983, 1987.
  • Catalogus professorum academiae Marburgensis. II, 75.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Norbert Achterberg: The sovereignty of expropriation and the authority to decide on the scope of expropriation in the construction of federal railways: on the questions of tacit federal responsibility and mixed administration. Dissertation . Marburg 1959.
  2. ↑ Norbert Achterberg: Problems of the theory of functions. Marburg 1970.
  3. ↑ koeblergerhard.de


personal data
SURNAME Achterberg, Norbert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Achterberg, Norbert Hans Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH March 17, 1988
Place of death Muenster