Ex-Ministers As Constitutional Judges

Weaving together legal, political, sociological, and historical analysis, the book provides the first comprehensive exploration of ex-politicians becoming constitutional court judges. Ex-Ministers as Constitutional Judges considers the advantages and disadvantages of this practice, as well as assesses what limitations supranational law may set.

List of contents

• 1: Introduction


• 2: A Diachronic Comparison of Constitutional Courts


• 3: Ex-Ministers in Constitutional Courts


• 4: Assessing the Participation of Ex-Ministers as Constitutional Judges


• 5: Supranational Requirements and Standards


• 6: Minimizing the Risks


• 7: Concluding Thoughts-Looking Back To Move Forward

About the author

Mathias Möschel is Full Professor and Head of the Legal Studies Department of Central European University, Vienna (Austria). He holds an undergraduate law degree from Milan State University, an LLM from Berkeley Law, and a PhD from the European University Institute. He has also worked and taught in Italy, France, the United States, and Hungary. His research, teaching, and publications fall broadly in the field of comparative (constitutional) law, international human rights law, and non-discrimination law.

Summary

Weaving together legal, political, sociological, and historical analysis, the book provides the first comprehensive exploration of ex-politicians becoming constitutional court judges. Ex-Ministers as Constitutional Judges considers the advantages and disadvantages of this practice, as well as assesses what limitations supranational law may set.

Product details

• Authors: Mathias Moschel, Mathias Möschel
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.03.2025
• EAN: 9780198930198
• ISBN: 978-0-19-893019-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Oxford Comparative Constitutionalism
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, LAW / Courts, LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Comparative, LAW / Trial Practice, comparative law, EU (European Union), Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general