Constitutional Dialogues in Comparative Perspective

From Russia and Hungary to the United States and Canada, including Britain, France, and Germany, courts are increasingly recognised as political institutions that are important players in political systems. In addition, transnational courts such as the European Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights are extending their reach and affecting more than ever the politics of member states. The book contains essays written by scholars of law and political science exploring in interdisciplinary fashion the relationship between law and politics in cross-national perspective, focusing principally on contemporary Europe.

Autorentext

WILLIAM G. BUSS O.K. Patton Professor of Law at the University of Iowa JEFFREY SEITZER Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at Indiana University Northwest MARTIN SHAPIRO Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley SUSAN STERETT Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Denver ALEC STONE SWEET Professor of Political Science in the School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine

Inhalt
Foreword by J.H.H.Weiler Introduction: Constitutional Dialogues in Comparative Perspective; S.J.Kenney, W.M.Reisinger and J.C.Reitz Constitutional Dialogues: Protecting Rights in France, Germany, Italy and Spain; A.S.Sweet Experimental Constitutionalism: A Comparative Analysis of the Institutional Bases of Rights Enforcement in Postcommunist Hungary; J.Seitzer Political Economy and Abstract Review in Germany, France and the United States; J.C.Reitz A Comparative Study of the Constitutional Protection of Hate Speech in Canada and the United States: A Search for Explanations; W.G.Buss Intercultural Citizenship: Statutory Interpretation and Belonging in Britain; S.Sterett The Judges of the Court of Justice of the European Communities; S.J.Kenney Legal Orientations and the Rule of Law in Post-Soviet Russia; W.M.Reisinger The Success of Judicial Review; M.Shapiro Cases and Official Documents Cited Books, Articles and Chapters Cited