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IMISSION ACCOMPLISHEDI Ion Founding Constitutional Adjudication Iin Central EuropeI This page intentionally left blank MISSION ACCOMPLISHEDI Ion Founding Constitutional Adjudication Iin Central EuropeI by RADOSLAV PROCH(cid:231)ZKA Central European University Press Budapest New York '2002 by Radoslav Proch(cid:135)zka Published in 2002 by Central European University Press An imprint of the Central European University Share Company N(cid:135)dor utca 11, H-1015 Budapest, Hungary Tel: +36-1-327-3138 or 327-3000 Fax: +36-1-327-3183 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ceupress.com 400 West 59th Street, New York NY10019, USA Tel: +1-212-547-6932 Fax: +1-212-548-4607 E-mail: [email protected] All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the permission of the Publisher. ISBN 963 9241 51 2 cloth Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Proch(cid:135)zka, Radoslav. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: on Founding Constitutional Adjudication in Central Europe/by Radoslav Proch(cid:135)zka. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1. Constitutional courts--Europe, Eastern. 2. Constitutional law--Europe, Eastern. 3. Judicial review--Europe, Eastern. 4. Political questions and judicial power--Europe, Eastern. 5. Post-communism--Europe, Eastern. I. Title. KJC5456. P76 2002 347.47«012//dc21 2002007930 Printed in Hungary by Akaprint To my parents, Daniela Proch(cid:135)zkov(cid:135) and Rudolf Proch(cid:135)zka This page intentionally left blank ICONTENTSI Preface xi List of Abbreviations xiii List of Tables xv List of Figures xvii Introduction 1 Concept 1 Structure 4 PARTI Chapter 1Establishing Constitutional Review 13 Framework 14 Transitional Connotations 16 Western Paradigm 16 European Federation 17 Intra-Regional Pressure 20 Chapter 2Designing Constitutional Review 33 Framework 34 Country Specifics 37 Poland 37 Overview 37 Legal Culture 39 Transitional Political Economy 42 Transitional Leadership 46 Hungary 49 viii Overview 49 Legal Culture 50 Transitional Political Economy 52 Transitional Leadership 55 Czechoslovakia/Czech and Slovak Republics 59 Overview 59 Legal Culture 63 Transitional Political Economy 68 Transitional Leadership 70 PARTII Chapter 3 Adjudicative Approaches 77 Framework 78 Legislating 78 Judging 79 Repairing 82 Country Specifics 83 Poland 83 Judicial Activism 83 Overview 83 Jurisprudence 88 Active Judging 98 Overview 98 Jurisprudence 106 Hungary 113 Judicial Activism 113 Overview 113 Jurisprudence 118 Active Judging 130 Overview 130 Jurisprudence 133 Czech Republic 140 Judicial Activism 140 Overview 140 Jurisprudence 145 Active Judging 158 Overview 158 Jurisprudence 159 Slovak Republic 168 ix Judicial Activism 168 Overview 168 Jurisprudence 172 Active Judging 186 Overview 186 Jurisprudence 189 Chapter 4 Interpretive Techniques 203 Framework 203 Country Specifics 207 Poland 207 Overview 207 Jurisprudence 208 Hungary 222 Overview 222 Jurisprudence 223 Czech Republic 234 Overview 234 Jurisprudence 235 Slovak Republic 247 Overview 247 Jurisprudence 249 Chapter 5Founding and Beyond 265 Birth 266 Childhood 269 Adulthood 278 Notes 281 Bibliography 329 Tables 347 Index 349
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