Christine Landfried – författare

The power of national and transnational constitutional courts to issue binding rulings in interpreting the constitution or an international treaty has been endlessly discussed. What does it mean for democratic governance that non-elected judges influence politics and policies? The authors of Judicial Power - legal scholars, political scientists, and judges - take a fresh look at this problem. To date, research has concentrated on the legitimacy, or the effectiveness, or specific decision-making methods of constitutional courts. By contrast, the authors here explore the relationship among these three factors. This book presents the hypothesis that judicial review allows for a method of reflecting on social integration that differs from political methods, and, precisely because of the difference between judicial and political decision-making, strengthens democratic governance. This hypothesis is tested in case studies on the role of constitutional courts in political transformations, on the methods of these courts, and on transnational judicial interactions.

The power of national and transnational constitutional courts to issue binding rulings in interpreting the constitution or an international treaty has been endlessly discussed. What does it mean for democratic governance that non-elected judges influence politics and policies? The authors of Judicial Power - legal scholars, political scientists, and judges - take a fresh look at this problem. To date, research has concentrated on the legitimacy, or the effectiveness, or specific decision-making methods of constitutional courts. By contrast, the authors here explore the relationship among these three factors. This book presents the hypothesis that judicial review allows for a method of reflecting on social integration that differs from political methods, and, precisely because of the difference between judicial and political decision-making, strengthens democratic governance. This hypothesis is tested in case studies on the role of constitutional courts in political transformations, on the methods of these courts, and on transnational judicial interactions.

Die Edition "Ius Publicum Europaeum" behandelt das Verfassungsrecht und das Verwaltungsrecht im Lichte des gemeinsamen europäischen Rechtsraums. Dargestellt werden die Grundstrukturen der nationalen Verfassungen und deren Wissenschaft in repräsentativ ausgewählten Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union.Der vorliegende Band VII vergleicht die europäische Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit in der Perspektive des europäischen Rechtsraums. Er untersucht die Strukturen der Organisation, der Richterernennung, der Verfahren und der Argumentations- und Auslegungsmethoden, ihr Wirken in Staat und Gesellschaft, ihre Legitimität oder ihre Rolle in der Gewaltengliederung und komplettiert damit das Bild nach den Länderberichten in Band VI. Zu dieser vergleichenden Perspektive tritt eine Betrachtung hinzu, die das Verhältnis zum EuGH, zum EGMR und zur Venedig-Kommission sowie deren (verfassungsgerichtliche) Funktion beleuchtet. Der Band widmet sich schließlich den Herausforderungen, mit denen sich die Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit im europäischen Rechtsraum aktuell konfrontiert sieht. Es werden historische, politische und theoretische Grundlagen und dogmatische Grundzüge der Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit so dargestellt, dass die Diskussion um deren Rolle und weitere Entwicklung in diesem Rechtsraum nachhaltig befruchtet wird.