Constitutional Courts and Judicial Review

Dieter Grimm is an internationally renowned authority on constitutional law, constitutional theory, constitutional history and constitutional adjudication, Germany.

• Part I: A Prelude1. The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany: A SurveyPart II: Judicial Review and Democracy2. Constitutional Adjudication in a Democratic System3. Neither Indispensable Nor Contradictory. Constitutional Adjudication and DemocracyPart III: Constitutional Adjudication: Law or Politics?4. What Exactly is Political about Constitutional Adjudication?5. Law or Politics? The Kelsen-Schmitt Controversy Over Constitutional Adjudication and the Current SituationPart IV: The Process: Constitutional Interpretation6. Constitutions, Constitutional Courts and Constitutional Interpretation at the Interface of Law and Politics7. On the Relationship between Interpretation Theory, Constitutional Adjudication and the Democracy Principle in Kelsen8. Habermas on Constitutional Jurisprudence9. Behind the Scenes: The Genesis of the Elfes Judgment10. Constitutional Jurisprudence and Constitutional ScholarshipPart V: Institutional Questions11. Problems Relating to the System of Specialised Constitutional Courts in Germany12. On the Relationship between the Federal Constitutional Court and Ordinary CourtsPart VI: Europe: Competing Courts13. The Role of National Constitutional Courts in European Democracy14. A Long Time ComingPart VII: Opponents15. New Radical Criticism of Constitutional Adjudication

Accessible yet rigorous, this volume is a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding how constitutional courts operate and why they matter in times of democratic uncertainty.