Comparative constitutional reasoning /
edited by András Jakab, Hungarian Academy of Sciences/Pázmany Péter Catholic University; Arthur Dyevre, KU Leuven Faculty of Law; Giulio Itzcovich, University of Brescia.
- xii, 854 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Supreme Court of the United States / The High Court of Australia / The Austrian Constitutional Court / The Supreme Federal Tribunal of Brazil / The Supreme Court of Canada / The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic / The European Court of Human Rights / The European Court of Justice / The French Constitutional Council / The German Federal Constitutional Court / The Constitutional Court of Hungary / The Supreme Court of Ireland / The Israeli Supreme Court / The Constitutional Court of Italy / The Constitutional Court of South Africa / The Spanish Constitutional Court / The Constitutional Court of Taiwan / The Supreme Court (House of Lords) of the United Kingdom / The Supreme Court of the United States / András Jakab, Arthur Dyevre and Giulio Itzcovich. Cheryl Saunders and Adrienne Stone -- Konrad Lachmayer -- Conrado Hübner Mendes -- Hugo Cyr and Monica Popescu -- Zdeněk Kühn -- Janneke Gerards -- Giulio Itzcovich -- Arthur Dyevre -- Michaela Hailbronner and Stefan Martini -- András Jakab and Johanna Frölich -- Eoin Carolan -- Suzie Navot -- Tania Groppi and Irene Spigno -- Christa Rautenbach and Lourens du Plessis -- Marian Ahumada Ruiz -- Wen-Chen Chang -- Tamas Gyorfi -- Howard Schweber and Jennifer L. Brookhart -- András Jakab, Arthur Dyevre and Giulio Itzcovich. Conclusion / Conclusion /
To what extent is the language of judicial opinions responsive to the political and social context in which constitutional courts operate? Courts are reason-giving institutions, with argumentation playing a central role in constitutional adjudication. However, a cursory look at just a handful of constitutional systems suggests important differences in the practices of constitutional judges, whether in matters of form, style, or language. Focusing on independently-verified leading cases globally, a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis offers the most comprehensive and systematic account of constitutional reasoning to date. This analysis is supported by the examination of eighteen legal systems around the world including the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice. Universally common aspects of constitutional reasoning are identified in this book, and contributors also examine whether common law countries differ to civil law countries in this respect.--