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OverviewEuropeanization of Judicial Review argues that the higher complexity of the political framework in which laws are made today leads to less well-designed laws and loop-holes, allowing politicians to leave decisions to the courts. The higher complexity of the political framework is a result of the need in the EU to consider both national and European legal and political rules when phrasing new laws. Both to decrease the complexity in the design of legislation and to preserve the ideal of the rule of law, the courts now are more likely to rule laws unconstitutional. The book employs a wide range of quantitative and qualitative methods to collect new data about the German, Austrian, and Italian constitutional courts over the last four decades. These three courts have a comparable history, theoretical background, and structure while differing in two key components: length of EU membership and legitimacy perception. Corkin employs multi-method research based on over fifty interviews with judges, politicians and civil servants; content analysis of abstract judicial review cases over three decades; and a database of over 300 variables relating to the courts and their surroundings. Her data reveals that in abstract judicial review, and in the wider political arena, political culture has become more confrontational due to attitude changes in politicians and judges. These attitude changes can be directly linked to the EU and have wide-ranging implications for legitimacy, democracy and political methodology. Presenting a bridge between the revitalized realist and legalist debate, Europeanization of Judicial Review will contribute to socio-legal theory, literature on comparative courts, and both new institutionalism and Europeanization theory. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nicola Ch. Corkin (Exeter University, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.317kg ISBN: 9781138287365ISBN 10: 1138287369 Pages: 212 Publication Date: 18 November 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Europeanization of Judicial Review 2. Developments of Abstract Judicial Review 1980-2010 3. Decisions and Decision Making 4. Precedent, Black Letter and Institutions – Influences on Decisions 5. Institutions and Europeanization 6. Two Stages of EuropeanizationReviewsAuthor InformationNicola Ch. Corkin is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Surrey, as well as a managing editor for the De Gruyter Open Book Program. Her specialisation lies in the area of law and politics with particular attention to the Europeanization of German, Austrian and Italian judicial review. Additionally she works on the widening of European norms into non-EU state jurisdictions and the role of women in the law. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |