Mission accomplished : on founding constitutional adjudication in Central Europe / by Radoslav Prochazka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Procházka, Radoslav.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional courts--Europe, Eastern.

Constitutional courts.

Constitutional law--Europe, Eastern.

Constitutional law.

Judicial review--Europe, Eastern.

Judicial review.

Political questions and judicial power--Europe, Eastern.

Political questions and judicial power.

Post-communism--Europe, Eastern.

Post-communism.

Physical Description:

xiv, 358 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines constitutional jurisdiction in the so-called Visegrad Four: Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The creation of constitutional courts was one of the major milestones in the re-creation of the democratic system in these countries. In Europe constitutional courts exert much of the functions of the Supreme Court of the US. However, the immediate western European samples showed marked differences, which is why besides similarities, the theory and practice of constitutional law show differences in these four countries. Procházka analyses and explains these similarities and differences. Mission Accomplished contributes to the literature on comparative constitutional law by offering insights into the constitutional discourses that go beyond the discussion of notorious cases and events in these four countries. Procházka argues that the various historical, cultural, socio-psychological, political and institutional contexts have translated into different modes of constitutional adjudication and interpretation.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

Introduction

PART I

Chapter 1 Establishing Constitutional Review

Chapter 2 Designing Constitutional Review

PART II

Chapter 3 Adjudicative Approaches

Chapter 4 Interpretive Techniques

Chapter 5 Founding and Beyond

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

TABLES

INDEX

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-346) and index.

ISBN:

1-003-72078-1

9786155211225

978-6-15521-122-5

615-5211-22-1

1-281-37680-9

9786611376802

0-585-46539-8

9781003720782

OCLC:

52880230