Judicial Activism in an Age of Populism

Sonja Grover is Full Professor at the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University, Canada. She graduated with a PhD from the University of Toronto, Canada. She has devoted more than 20 years to law research, publishing numerous law books and articles in peer-reviewed international law journals. She is Associate Editor of The International Journal of Human Rights.

• Introduction 1. The impact of populism on constitutional interpretation in the EU Member States 2. The instrumental abuse of constitutional courts: how populists can use constitutional courts against the opposition 3. (De-)judicialization of politics in the era of populism: lessons from Central and Eastern Europe 4. Authoritarian populism, conceptions of democracy, and the Hungarian Constitutional Court: the case of political participation 5. Through selective activism towards greater resilience: the Czech Constitutional Court’s interventions into high politics in the age of populism 6. Judicial activism, populism and counterterrorism legislation in Kenya: coalition for Reform and democracy (CORD) & 2 others v Republic of Kenya & 10; others [2015] 7. Pandemic and community’s sense of justice through suo motu in India 8. Abortion, same-sex marriage, and gender identity during the Pink Tide: Venezuela compared to Latin American trends