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Author: Mathias Möschel, PhD, LLM (Head of the Legal Studies Department, Head of the Legal Studies Department, Central European University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.00cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.406kg
ISBN: 9780198930198
ISBN 10: 0198930194
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 19 March 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
France Claiming that ""law is politics"" is easy; exposing how it is so is much harder. In this groundbreaking book, Mathias Moschel documents the existence and role of a truly fascinating category of constitutional judges. Based on a sophisticated cross-national comparison and original material, and resulting in both strong claims and balanced assessments, his study offers an invaluable contribution to the literature. It will be essential reading for constitutional scholars, political scientists, and specialists in comparative law and politics. * Guillaume Tusseau, Professor of Public Law, Sciences-Po Law School * Austria Moschel 's book deals with a highly topical subject that provides new comparative insights and material. Indeed, this is one of the rare times that interviews with (former) judges of the world's oldest constitutional court in Austria are used in a scientific publication. By looking at the role of ministers as judges in four continental European constitutional courts, the book analyses the complex interplay between law and politics as it (also) relates to the organizational aspects of apex courts and negotiates the deeper role of constitutional courts regarding separation of powers and the possibilities to address the challenges of over-politicisation. The increasing challenge to constitutional courts by the public, populism and politics must be addressed. Moschel's book shows important ways forward in this regard. * Konrad Lachmayer, Professor of Public Law, European Law and Foundations of Law, Sigmund Freud University *
Author Information
Mathias Möschel is Full Professor and Head of the Legal Studies Department of Central European University, Vienna (Austria). He holds an undergraduate law degree from Milan State University, an LLM from Berkeley Law, and a PhD from the European University Institute. He has also worked and taught in Italy, France, the United States, and Hungary. His research, teaching, and publications fall broadly in the field of comparative (constitutional) law, international human rights law, and non-discrimination law.
