Title: Constitutional Justice, East and West: Democratic Legitimacy and Constitutional Courts in Post-Communist Europe in a Comparative Perspective
Abstract: List of Contributors. Constitutional Justice, East and West: Introduction W. Sadurski. Part 1: Constitutional Justice in the Established Democracies. 1. Constitutional Courts as Deliberative Institutions. Towards an Institutional Theory of Constitutional Justice J. Ferejohn, P. Pasquino. 2. Some Conditions for the Success of Constitutional Courts: Lessons From the U.S. Experience M. Shapiro. 3. Institutional Dialogue between Courts and Legislatures in the Definition of Fundamental Rights: Lessons from Canada (and Elsewhere) J. Webber. 4. The German Constitutional Court in an Uneasy Triangle between Parliament, Government and the Federal Laender K.von Beyme. 5. The Experience of the French Conseil Constitutionnel: Political and Social Context and Current Legal-Theoretical Debates M.-C. Ponthoreau, J. Ziller. 6. Between Politics and the Law: The Development of Constitutional Review in Italy G. Rolla, T. Groppi. Part 2: Constitutional Justice in Post-Communist Europe. 7. Constitutional Review after Communism: Legitimacy and Reasons W. Sadurski. 8. The Hungarian Approach to Constitutional Review: The End of Activism? The First Decade of the Hungarian Constitutional Court G. Halmai. 9. Slovenia's Constitutional Court within the Separation of Powers M. Cerar. 10. The Rise of Constitutional Adjudication in Bulgaria V. Ganev. 11. The Experience of the Polish Constitutional Court L.L. Garlicki. 12. The Romanian Constitutional Court: In search of its Own Identity R. Weber. 13. The Russian Constitutional Court in an Uneasy Triangle between the President, Parliament and Regions K.von Beyme. 14. The Constitutional Court of Ukraine: The Politics of Survival K. Wolczuk. 15. The Slovakian Constitutional Court D. Malova. 16. Judicial Power vs. Democratic Representation: The Culture of Constitutionalism and Human Rights in the Czech Legal System J. Priban. 17. Defending Order and Freedom: The Lithuanian Constitutional Court in its First Decade N. Gelazis. Conclusions: Legitimacy of Constitutional Courts: Between Policy Making and Legal Science S. Bartole. Bibliography. Index.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-12-10
Language: en
Type: book
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