Constitutional courts and democratic values: a European perspective

Constitutional courts and democratic values: a European perspective

Law of Europe > Europe. Comparative and uniform law > Regional comparative and uniform law > Constitutional law > Constitutional courts and procedure

Edition Details

• Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Víctor Ferreres Comella
• Language: English
• Jurisdiction(s): Connecticut
• Publication Information: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2009
• Publication Type (Medium): Electronic books
• Material: Document, Internet resource
• Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
• Other titles: Constitutional courts & democratic values
• Permalink: http://books.lawlegal.eu/constitutional-courts-and-democratic-values-a-european-perspective/ (Stable identifier)

Additional Format

Print version: Ferreres Comella, Víctor. Constitutional courts and democratic values. New Haven ; London: Yale University Press, ©2009 (DLC) 2009904635 (OCoLC)444387893

Short Description

1 online resource (XVI, 238 pages)

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Constitutional courts and democratic values: a European perspective is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

• Responsable Person: Víctor Ferreres Comella.
• Publication Date: 2009
• Copyright Date: 2009
• Location: New Haven
• Country/State: Connecticut
• Number of Editions: 18 editions
• First edition Date: 2009
• Last edition Date: 2011
• Languages: English, Spanish
• Library of Congress Code: KJC5456
• Dewey Code: 347.4035
• ISBN: 9780300148688 0300148682
• OCLC: 587634199

Main 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
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Structured Subjects (Headings):

• Comparative law
• Constitutional courts
• Constitutional law
• Europe
• European Union countries
• Judicial review
• United States

Unstructured Subjects (Headings):

• Europe
• United States