Constitutional courts and democratic values
Subtitle: a European perspective
By: Víctor Ferreres Comella
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780300148671
Other titles: Constitutional courts & democratic values
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-222) and index.
Table of contents: title: The rise of constitutional courts; title: Historical background : the principle of separation of powers; title: A traditional justification : legal certainty; title: The justification of constitutional review : the sketch of an argument; title: The special nature of constitutional discourse; title: The structure of the constitutional conversation; title: Overcoming judicial timidity; title: The democratic objection to constitutional review; title: Democratic checks on courts; title: Decentralizing tendencies in the system; title: The impact of the European Court of Justice; title: The impact of the European Court of Human Rights.