Rudolf Summer

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Rudolf Franz Summer (born May 8, 1935 - March 11, 2014 ) was a German legal scholar .

Life

Summer studied law at the Universities of Munich and Würzburg . After his doctorate as Dr. jur. in 1959 he worked for many years in the Bavarian civil service. From 1983 to 1999 he was President of the District Finance Office in Munich. Since 1990 he has been an honorary professor at the University of Augsburg . He was editor of the magazine for civil service law .

His main focus was civil service law. Summer advocated its further development in compliance with the constitutional requirements. He particularly emphasized the principle of responsibility (responsibility for the rule of law) as a legitimation factor for the professional civil service.

Work (selection)

  • Contributions to civil service law , edited by Matthias Pechstein , Tübingen 2007. ISBN 978-3-16-149137-5
  • (as editor for the German Association of Officials :) Documents on the history of civil service law , Bonn 1986. He was also one of the authors of the following comments: Fürst, General Commentary on Public Service Law I; Weiß / Niedermaier / Summer / Zängl, civil service law in Bavaria; Schwegmann / Summer, Federal Salary Act.

literature

  • Hellmuth Günther: Rudolf Summer in memory , in: Law in office. 2014, p. 203
  • Matthias Pechstein: Professor Dr. Rudolf Summer. Obituary, in: Journal of Civil Service Law. 2014, p. 109

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