From Parliament to Courtroom: Judicial Review of Legislation as a Political Tool in the Czech Republic

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F16%3A00087777" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/16:00087777 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0888325414561784" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0888325414561784</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0888325414561784" target="_blank" >10.1177/0888325414561784</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

From Parliament to Courtroom: Judicial Review of Legislation as a Political Tool in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The Czech Constitutional Court has gained a strong position within the political system. This article examines the judicial review of legislation from the point of view of the relation between the court and the parliament. The authors analyze trends in the use of petitions proposing the annulment of statutes, who makes use of the petitions, how successful the petitioners are, and what issues the petitions concern. The article pairs a quantitative view with a qualitative analysis of key selected decisions by the court, especially in the sphere of mega-politics. The authors test whether judicial review of legislation serves as a tool for parliamentary opposition. The results show the decisive effects of a legislative majority in the lower house of the parliament. If the government lacks a majority, the use of judicial review of legislation as an oppositional tool fades. Also important is the weakness of the upper house, which makes senators more likely to resort to using judicial review of legislation.

Název v anglickém jazyce

From Parliament to Courtroom: Judicial Review of Legislation as a Political Tool in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku anglicky

The Czech Constitutional Court has gained a strong position within the political system. This article examines the judicial review of legislation from the point of view of the relation between the court and the parliament. The authors analyze trends in the use of petitions proposing the annulment of statutes, who makes use of the petitions, how successful the petitioners are, and what issues the petitions concern. The article pairs a quantitative view with a qualitative analysis of key selected decisions by the court, especially in the sphere of mega-politics. The authors test whether judicial review of legislation serves as a tool for parliamentary opposition. The results show the decisive effects of a legislative majority in the lower house of the parliament. If the government lacks a majority, the use of judicial review of legislation as an oppositional tool fades. Also important is the weakness of the upper house, which makes senators more likely to resort to using judicial review of legislation.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

AD - Politologie a politické vědy

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GAP408%2F11%2F0790" target="_blank" >GAP408/11/0790: Období opoziční smlouvy: kontext, struktura a dopady na českou politiku</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

East European Politics and Societies

ISSN

0888-3254

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

30

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

27

Strana od-do

120-146

Kód UT WoS článku

000368268200007

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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