The resource access to higher education in the federal republic of germany with texts from the federal higher education framing law and cases ulrich karpen. Title access to higher education in the federal republic of germany with texts from the federal higher education framing law and cases ulrich karpen author karpen ulrich description 145 pages illustrations 21 cm. The book deals with the legal instruments of numerus clausus furthermore it informs about the basic principles of higher education planning by the states and federal government the appendix provides texts from the federal higher education framing law of 1976 and the full text of the leading decision of the federal constitutional court of 1972. Despite some important differences between the higher education systems of the federal republic of germany and the united states they share a number of comparable problems especially in the field of access the competitiveness of admission in certain faculties and disciplines in both countries and at the more prestigious and selective institutions in the us raise serious questions about . The book deals with the legal instruments of numerus clausus furthermore it informs about the basic principles of higher education planning by the states and federal government the appendix provides texts from the federal higher education framing law of 1976 and the full text of the leading decision of the federal constitutional court of 1972