Constitutional Courts as Mediators

Constitutional Courts as Mediators
Author: Julio Ríos-Figueroa
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2016-04-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107079780

The book proposes an informational theory of constitutional review highlighting the mediator role of constitutional courts in democratic conflict solving.

Constitutional Courts in Comparison

Constitutional Courts in Comparison
Author: Ralf Rogowski
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2016-08-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1785330969

Constitutional litigation in general attracts two distinct types of conflict: disputes of a highly politicized or culturally controversial nature and requests from citizens claiming a violation of a fundamental constitutional right. The side-by-side comparison between the U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court provides a novel socio-legal approach in studying constitutional litigation, focusing on conditions of mobilisation, decision-making and implementation. This updated and revised second edition includes a number of new contributions on the political status of the courts in their democratic political cultures.

Constitutional Justice, East and West

Constitutional Justice, East and West
Author: Wojciech Sadurski
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2002-12-31
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9789041118837

How can the power of constitutional judges to overturn parliamentary choices on the basis of their own reading of the constitution, be reconciled with fundamental democratic principles which assign the supreme role in the political system to parliaments? This time-honoured question acquired a new significance when the post-commumst countries of Central and Eastern Europe, without exception, adopted constitutional models in which constitutional courts play a very significant role, at least in theory. Can we learn something about the relationship between democracy and constitutionalism in general, from the meteoric rise of constitutional tribunals in the post-communist countries? Can the discussions and controversies relating to constitutional review which have been going on for decades in more established democracies illuminate the sources of the strength of constitutional courts in Central and Eastern Europe? These questions lie at the center of this book, which focuses on the question of constitutional review in postcommunist states, from a theoretical and comparative perspective. The chapters contained in the book outline the conceptual framework for analyzing the sources, the role and the legitimacy of constitutional justice in a system of political democracy. From this perspective, it assesses the experience of constitutional justice in the West (where the model originated) and in Central and Eastern Europe, where the model has been implanted after the fail of Communism.

Rights Before Courts

Rights Before Courts
Author: Wojciech Sadurski
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2014-05-26
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9401789355

This is a completely revised and updated second edition of Rights Before Courts (2005, paper edition 2008). This book carefully examines the most recent wave of the emergence and case law of activist constitutional courts: those that were set up after the fall of communism in Central and Eastern Europe. In contrast to most other analysts and scholars, the study does not take for granted that they are a “force for good” but rather subjects them to critical scrutiny against a background of wide-ranging comparative and theoretical analysis of constitutional judicial review in the modern world. The new edition takes in new case law and constitutional developments in the decade since the first edition, including considering the recent disturbing disempowerment of the Hungarian Constitutional Court (which previously was probably the most powerful constitutional court in the world) resulting from the fundamental constitutional changes brought about by the Fidesz government.

Constitutional Courts, Media and Public Opinion

Constitutional Courts, Media and Public Opinion
Author: Angioletta Sperti
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023
Genre: Constitutional courts
ISBN: 9781509953639

This book explores how constitutional courts have transformed communication and overcome their reluctance to engage in direct dialogue with citizens. How has the information revolution affected the relationship of constitutional courts with the public and the media? The book looks in detail at the communication strategies of the US Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Canada, and in Europe the German Federal Constitutional Tribunal, the French Conseil Constitutionnel and the Italian Constitutional Court, arguing that when it comes to the relationship between courts and the media, different jurisdictions share many similarities. It focuses on the consequences of the communication revolution of courts both in terms of their relationship with public opinion and of the legitimacy of judicial review of legislation. Some constitutional courts have attracted criticism by engaging in proactive communication and, therefore, arguably yielding to the temptation of public support. The book argues that objections to the developing institutional communications employed by courts come from a preconceived notion of public opinion. It considers the burden the communication revolution has placed on constitutional courts to achieve a balance between transparency and seclusion, proximity and distance from public opinion. It puts forward important arguments for how this balance can be achieved. The book will interest scholars in constitutional law and public comparative law, sociologists, historians, political scientists, and scholars of media law and communication studies.

Rights-Based Constitutional Review

Rights-Based Constitutional Review
Author: John Bell
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 463
Release: 2016-04-29
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1784717614

Constitutional review has become an essential feature of modern liberal democratic constitutionalism. In particular, constitutional review in the context of rights litigation has proved to be most challenging for the courts. By offering in-depth analyses on changes affecting constitutional design and constitutional adjudication, while also engaging with general theories of comparative constitutionalism, this book seeks to provide a heightened understanding of the constitutional and political responses to the issue of adaptability and endurance of rights-based constitutional review. These original contributions, written by an array of distinguished experts and illustrated by the most up-to-date case law, cover Australia, Belgium, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States, and include constitutional systems that are not commonly studied in comparative constitutional studies. Providing structured analyses, the editors combine studies of common law and civil law jurisdictions, centralized and decentralized systems of constitutional review, and large and small jurisdictions. This multi-jurisdictional study will appeal to members of the judiciary, policymakers and practitioners looking for valuable insights into the case law of a range of constitutional and supreme courts in this rapidly expanding field of constitutional adjudication. It also serves as an excellent resource for academics, scholars and advanced students in the fields of law, human rights and political science.

Judicial Vetoes

Judicial Vetoes
Author: Lydia Tiede
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2022-08-04
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1316512312

This innovative study demonstrates how mixed judicial selection operates to influence judges' and courts' decisions. Written in non-technical language, it will be useful to scholars, students, and those interested in judicial behavior and politics.

Constitutional Courts and Democratic Values

Constitutional Courts and Democratic Values
Author: Víctor Ferreres Comella
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2009-12-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0300148682

Víctor Ferreres Comella contrasts the European 'centralised' constitutional court model, in which one court system is used to adjudicate constitutional questions, with a decentralised model such as that of the United States, in which courts deal with both constitutional and non-constitutional questions.

Constitutional Courts in Asia

Constitutional Courts in Asia
Author: Hongyi Chen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2018-09-20
Genre: Law
ISBN: 110719508X

A comparative, systematic and critical analysis of constitutional courts and constitutional review in Asia.