Verfassung und Richterspruch: Rechtsphilosophische Grundlegungen zur Souveränität, Justiziabilität und Legitimität der Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit

Matthias Eberl

Published by De Gruyter 2006

Verfassung und Richterspruch

Rechtsphilosophische Grundlegungen zur Souveränität, Justiziabilität und Legitimität der Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit

Constitution and Judicial Review

Matthias Eberl

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110909913

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Courts and judicatory institutions exercising a constitutional function are a feature of many communities nowadays. At one time, the institution of constitutional jurisdiction was a key element of political and judicial decision-making structures of only a few states, but since the Second World War and especially in the wake of the upheaval in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989 it has become very widely adopted. Where not only the procedures, but also the substance of political processes are subject to binding and final judgements, the constitutional jurisdiction develops particularly lasting and far-reaching effects: The rulings of the highest courts shape the political system and legal culture to such an extent that these courts themselves acquire the status of sovereign bodies.

The legitimacy of this type of judicial review is examined in the book at hand. The study treats the subject of constitutional review as an abstract concept, brings typological order to the diverse forms of constitutional jurisdiction, conceives constitutional judgement as the institutionalised judicial reviewability of all acts of the state, and considers the valibility of constitutional jurisdiction in a constitutional democracy. The work argues that there are pragmatic reasons in favour of justifying a legal control of this kind and of ascertaining the suitability of the courts for that task. There are, however, no clear-cut principles either in favour of or against the systems of an all-embracing constitutional review.

Supervision by the courts and judicatory institutions is addressed as a problem of political theory and philosophy of law. In order to follow this route, the work discusses some major theorems and topics - raised in current debates as well as deriving from the history of political ideas; likewise it offers a critical analysis of those doctrines.

The issue of whether or not all state actions should be subject to judicial review is not simply a question of academic interest - its impact is a matter of concern to all citizens, not merely to experts. In view of the legal and political regimen of the European Union the problem of legitimate constitutional judgement is of prime importance.

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Matthias Eberl, München.

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I-IV Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	I
Danksagung Matthias Eberl Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	V
Inhaltsübersicht Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	VII
Inhaltsverzeichnis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	IX
§ 1. Zielsetzung Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
§ 2. Gegenstand
I. Was ist ,Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit’? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
II. Profilbestimmung: Der politische Status der Gerichtsbarkeit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
III. ,Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit’, rechtsphilosophisch betrachtet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
§ 3. Vorgehen
I. Rekurs auf (ideengeschichtliche) Diskussionslagen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
II. Aufbau und Aufbereitung der ideengeschichtlichen und gegenwärtigen Kontroversen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
III. Auswahl und Auswahlgesichtspunkte der behandelten Texte Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
§ 4. Judicial Review und Demokratie
I. Einführung in die Kontroverse zwischen „Brutus“ und Alexander Hamilton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
II. „Brutus“: Die unkontrollierbare Richterherrschaft Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	216
III. Alexander Hamilton: „The least dangerous branch“ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	236
IV. Der ideengeschichtliche Weg zur Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
V. Die verfassungstheoretische Kontroverse zwischen „Brutus“ und Hamilton im begriffs- und sozialgeschichtlichen Kontext Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
VI. Die systematische Bilanz des Streits um die Einführung des Judicial Review Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	284
VII. Die Eigenart verfassungsgerichtlicher Souveränität Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
§ 5. ,Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit‘ und Souveränität
I. Vereinbarkeit von Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit' und Demokratie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
II. Die Legitimität der Institution der ,Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit‘ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	341
III. Dimensionen der Souveränität Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	346
§ 6. Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit und Justiziabilität
I. Legitimität und Justiziabilität Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	371
II. Joseph William Singers Sicht von Recht, Moral und Politik Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375
III. Recht und Politik Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	406
§ 7. Thesen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	471
Abkürzungen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	479
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Language: German
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, Institutes, Libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 15
- Main content: 515
Keywords: Judicial review; philosophy of law

eBook

Published: December 7, 2011
ISBN: 9783110909913

Hardcover

Published: April 21, 2006
ISBN: 9783899492354