The Politics of Constitutional Review in Germany - Couverture rigide

Vanberg, Georg

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521836476 ISBN 13 : 9780521836470

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Constitutional courts have emerged as central institutions in many advanced democracies. This book investigates the sources and the limits of judicial authority, focusing on the central role of public support for judicial independence. The empirical sections of the book illustrate the theoretical argument in an in-depth study of the German Federal Constitutional Court, including statistical analysis of judicial decisions, case studies, and interviews with judges and legislators. The book's major finding is that the interests of governing majorities, prevailing public opinion, and the transparency of the political environment exert a powerful influence on judicial decisions. Judges are influenced not only by jurisprudential considerations and their policy preferences, but also by strategic concerns. By highlighting this dimension of constitutional review, the book challenges the contention that high court justices are largely unconstrained actors as well as the notion that constitutional courts lack democratic legitimacy.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Georg Vanberg was educated at the College of William and Mary and at the University of Rochester. He has taught at the Florida State University, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research focuses on comparative constitutional and judicial politics as well as on coalition theory. Among others, his work has appeared in such journals as the American Journal of Political Science, the British Journal of Political Science, and Comparative Politics.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521836476
• ISBN 13: 9780521836470
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Cambridge University Press; https://www.cambridge.org/; ; Via Honduras,15; Pomezia; Italia; 71; Italie