European Constitutional Courts and Transitions to Democracy

This book provides a comparative look at the role of three generations of European Constitutional Courts in the processes of transition to democracy, showing how they contributed to the positive outcome of democratization. It will appeal to scholars and practitioners interested in the waves of democratization in twentieth century Europe.

List of contents

1. Democratic transitions and constitutional courts; 2. The first generation: the case of the Italian Constitutional Court; 3. The second generation: the case of the Spanish Constitutional Court; 4. The third generation: the case of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic; 5. Comparing three generations; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Francesco Biagi is an Adjunct Professor of Comparative Constitutionalism, a Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Comparative Public Law at the University of Bologna School of Law, and a Researcher at the Center for Constitutional Studies and Democratic Development. From October 2015 to January 2017, he was a Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law (Heidelberg), where he now works as a legal consultant. He is the co-editor of Political and Constitutional Transitions in North Africa: Actors and Factors (with Justin O. Frosini, 2015).

Product details

• Authors: Francesco Biagi, Francesco (Universita DI Bologna) Biagi, Biagi Francesco
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781108489393
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48939-3
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: ASCL Studies in Comparative Law; Ascl Studies in Comparative La
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Europa, Europe, Rechtsvergleichung, Verfassungs- und Verwaltungsrecht, Rechtssysteme: Gerichte und Prozessordnung, LAW / Comparative, Rechtssysteme: Regeln für juristische Berufe, Regeln der Kammern, Political structures: democracy, comparative law, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general, Legal systems: regulation of legal profession, Regulation of legal profession, Political structures / systems: democracy