The Politics of Constitutional Review in Germany (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: December 6, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780521836470
Subjects: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Political aspects; Judicial review; Political Science; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Politics/International Relations; Germany; Civil Procedure; General; Political Science / General; Public opinion
First sentence: Constitutional review - defined as the power of judicial bodies to set aside ordinary legislative or administrative acts if judges conclude that they conflict with the constitution - has emerged as an almost universal feature of Western-style democracy.