Constitutional courts and democratic values : a European perspective

Constitutional courts and democratic values : a European perspective / Víctor Ferreres Comella.

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Main Author: Ferreres Comella, Víctor
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Constitutional courts > Europe.
Constitutional courts > United States.
Judicial review > Europe.
Judicial review > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > Legal Services.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > General.
Constitutional courts
Judicial review
Jurisprudence & general issues.
Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law.
Law.
Europe
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • PART I. THE TRIUMPH OF AN IDEA
  • 1 The Rise of Constitutional Courts
  • 2 Historical Background: The Principle of Separation of Powers
  • 3 A Traditional Justification: Legal Certainty
  • PART II. EXPLORING THE ADVANTAGES OF CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS
  • 4 The Justification of Constitutional Review: The Sketch of an Argument
  • 5 The Special Nature of Constitutional Discourse
  • 6 The Structure of the Constitutional Conversation
  • 7 Overcoming Judicial Timidity
  • 8 The Democratic Objection to Constitutional Review
  • 9 Democratic Checks on CourtsPART III. CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS UNDER PRESSURE
  • 10 Decentralizing Tendencies in the System
  • 11 The Impact of the European Court of Justice
  • 12 The Impact of the European Court of Human Rights
  • Afterword
  • Notes
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Y
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