Armin von Bogdandy is Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg.Pál Sonnevend is Vice Dean for international relations of the Faculty of Law of ELTE, Budapest.

• I. Setting the SceneThe New Basic Law of Hungary1. The Rise and Decline of Constitutional Culture in Hungary László Sólyom2. The Constitution as an Instrument of Everyday Party Politics: The Basic Law of Hungary Pál Sonnevend, András Jakab and Lóránt Csink3. Understanding Hungary’s Constitutional Revolution Kim Lane Scheppele4. Context, Rules and Praxis of the New Hungarian Media Laws: How Does the Media Law Affect the Structure and Functioning of Publicity? Gábor PolyákIssues of Constitutionality in Romania5. Separation of Powers and the Rule of Law in Romania: The Crisis in Concepts and Contexts Bogdan Iancu6. Romania in the European Union: Political Developments and the Rule of Law after Accession Cosmina TanasoiuII. Instruments for Maintaining Constitutionalism in EuropeSystemic Deficiencies in the Rule of Law and the European Union7. Enforcing the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in Member States: How Far are Rome, Budapest and Bucharest from Brussels? Frank Hoffmeister8. A European Response to Domestic Constitutional Crisis: Advancing the Reverse-Solange Doctrine Armin von Bogdandy, Carlino Antpöhler, Johanna Dickschen,Simon Hentrei, Matthias Kottmann and Maja SmrkoljThe Role of the European Convention on Human Rights9. The European Convention on Human Rights: Inherent Constitutional Tendencies and the Role of the European Court of Human Rights Christoph Grabenwarter10. Central and Eastern European Member States of the EU and the European Convention on Human Rights Mahulena Hofmann11. The Role of the Venice Commission in Maintaining the Rule of Law in Hungary and in Romania Joakim NergeliusTheories of Limits of the Constitution-Making Power12. What Legitimises a National Constitution? On the Importance of International Embedding Matthias Hartwig13. Convention Rights as Minimum Constitutional Guarantees? The Conflict between Domestic Constitutional Law and the European Convention on Human Rights Tilmann Altwicker14. The Unconstitutional Constitution: A Timely Concept Catherine Dupré

This volume describes the complex reality of the European Constitutional Institutions under a new light.