This article focuses on the analysis and evaluation of the role of constitutional courts in democratic transitions, with special reference to Italy, Spain and the Czech Republic. Indeed, the constitutional courts of these countries correspond to three “generations” of European constitutional courts that all emerged from the fall of an authoritarian regime. Through an empirical analysis, this paper seeks to verify how and to what extent the three generations of European Constitutional Courts contributed to grant the implementation of the new, democratic, constitutions, thus favouring the success of the transitional processes.

The Constitutional Courts as the Guardians of “Substantive” Transitions: With Special Reference to Italy, Spain and the Czech Republic

BIAGI, FRANCESCO
2010

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This article focuses on the analysis and evaluation of the role of constitutional courts in democratic transitions, with special reference to Italy, Spain and the Czech Republic. Indeed, the constitutional courts of these countries correspond to three “generations” of European constitutional courts that all emerged from the fall of an authoritarian regime. Through an empirical analysis, this paper seeks to verify how and to what extent the three generations of European Constitutional Courts contributed to grant the implementation of the new, democratic, constitutions, thus favouring the success of the transitional processes.
2010
European Union and Legal Reform 2009
57
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Francesco Biagi
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