Governing with Judges: Constitutional Politics in Europe

ISBN-13: 9780198297307 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 248 str.

Alec Stone Sweet; Alec Stone-Sweet

Opis

This is the first comparative study written by a social scientist on the topic of European constitutional courts and their role in protecting human rights and defending new democratic institutions. Focusing on France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the European Union, the author traces the enormous impact of these courts on both legislative and judicial processes and outcomes, and explains why this impact continues to expand.

Recenzje

With this book it becomes possible for the first time to teach a constitutional law course that fits comfortably into both the comparative law and comparative politics curricula. It displays the blend of theoretical sophistication and knowledge of legal realities that we have a right to expect of comparative law and politics scholarship.

O autorze

Alec Stone Sweet is Official Fellow in Politics, Chair in Comparative Government, Nuffield College, Oxford University.