Add to ORKGThe German constitution, named Basic Law , has proven to work although many did not believe in it when it was framed. Others emphasize desiderata. Sabine Berghahn commented at the 50th birthday that it has developed far too slowly and [some] has even gone completely wrong. \u27 Jutta Limbach, former President of the Federal Constitutional Court, observed that constitutional history was anything but regal, but very difficult and full of obstacles. \u27\u27 2 Former Chancellor Willy Brandt famously called the constitution a snail on thin ice. So what is missing when we analyze the Basic Law, and what should be finally added - as spirit, in interpretation, in clarifying words? I will try to point to achievements and show what might still...