Judicial Law-Making in European Constitutional Courts

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-90075-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 587 g

Reihe: Comparative Constitutional Change

This book analyses the specificity of the law-making activity of European constitutional courts. The main hypothesis is that currently constitutional courts are positive legislators whose position in the system of State organs needs to be redefined.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Florczak-W¿tor, Monika

Florczak-Wator, Monika

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Zentralregierung
• Rechtswissenschaften Allgemeines Verfahrens-, Zivilprozess- und Insolvenzrecht Allgemeines Prozessrecht, Kostenrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Außenpolitik
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction;

PART I: Western European Constitutional Courts;

Chapter 1: France;
The French Constitutional Council as a Law-Maker. Relations Between the Council and the Legislator: From Dialogue to Rewriting?;

Chapter 2: Germany;
The Law-Making Activity of the German Federal Constitutional Court: A Case-Law Study;

Chapter 3: Italy;
The Law-Making Power of the Constitutional Court of Italy;

Chapter 4: Spain;
The Spanish Constitutional Court as a Law-Maker: Functioning and Practice;

PART II: Central and Eastern European Constitutional Courts;

Chapter 5: Bulgaria;
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria as a Law-Maker;

Chapter 6: Czech Republic;
The Law-Making Activity of the Czech Constitutional Court;

Chapter 7: Hungary;
The Hungarian Constitutional Court as a Law-Maker: Various Tools and Changing Roles;

Chapter 8: Latvia;
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia as a Law-Maker: Current Practice;

Chapter 9: Poland
The Law-Making Activity of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal;

Chapter 10: Slovak Republic;
The Many Faces of Law-Making by Constitutional Courts with Extensive Review Powers: The Slovak Case;

PART III: European International Courts;

Chapter 11: Court of Justice of the European Union;
The Court of Justice of the European Union as a Law-Maker: Enhancing Integration or Acting Ultra Vires?;

Chapter 12: European Court of Human Rights;
The European Court of Human Rights and the Creation of Law through the Case-law;

PART IV: Comparative Analysis;

Chapter 13: European Constitutional Courts as Law-Makers: Research Synthesis;

Über Autor(innen)

Monika Florczak-Wator is Professor in the Constitutional Law Department of Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, and the Head of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Constitutional Studies.