Judicial Law-Making in European Constitutional Courts

Monika Florczak-Wątor is Professor in the Constitutional Law Department of Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, and the Head of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Constitutional Studies.

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• Introduction;PART I: Western European Constitutional Courts;Chapter 1: France;The French Constitutional Council as a Law-Maker. Relations Between the Council and the Legislator: From Dialogue to Rewriting?;Chapter 2: Germany;The Law-Making Activity of the German Federal Constitutional Court: A Case-Law Study;Chapter 3: Italy;The Law-Making Power of the Constitutional Court of Italy;Chapter 4: Spain;The Spanish Constitutional Court as a Law-Maker: Functioning and Practice;PART II: Central and Eastern European Constitutional Courts;Chapter 5: Bulgaria;The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria as a Law-Maker;Chapter 6: Czech Republic;The Law-Making Activity of the Czech Constitutional Court;Chapter 7: Hungary;The Hungarian Constitutional Court as a Law-Maker: Various Tools and Changing Roles;Chapter 8: Latvia;The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia as a Law-Maker: Current Practice;Chapter 9: PolandThe Law-Making Activity of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal;Chapter 10: Slovak Republic;The Many Faces of Law-Making by Constitutional Courts with Extensive Review Powers: The Slovak Case;PART III: European International Courts;Chapter 11: Court of Justice of the European Union;The Court of Justice of the European Union as a Law-Maker: Enhancing Integration or Acting Ultra Vires?;Chapter 12: European Court of Human Rights;The European Court of Human Rights and the Creation of Law through the Case-law;PART IV: Comparative Analysis;Chapter 13: European Constitutional Courts as Law-Makers: Research Synthesis;