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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483462303321

Autore

Sadurski Wojciech <1950->

Titolo

Rights Before Courts : A Study of Constitutional Courts in Postcommunist States of Central and Eastern Europe / / by Wojciech Sadurski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

9789401789356

9401789355

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (470 p.)

Disciplina

347.47035

Soggetti

Law—Philosophy

Law

Political science

Conflict of laws

International law

Human rights

Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History

Philosophy of Law

Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law

Public International Law

Human Rights

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Preface to the Second Edition -- Introduction -- Part 1 -- 1. The Model of Constitutional Review In Central And Eastern Europe: An Overview -- 2. Constitutional Courts in Search if Legitimacy.- 3. The Model of Judicial Review And Its Implications -- 4. Constitutional Courts and Legislation -- Part II -- 5. Judicial Review And Protection of Constitutional Rights.- 6. Personal, Civil and Political Rights and Liberties -- 7. Socio-Economic Rights.- 8. Equality and Minority Rights.- 9. “Decommunisation”, “Lustration” and Constitutional Continuity -- 10. Restrictions of Rights.- General Literature -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

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.