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Judging European Democracy: The Role and Legitimacy of National Constitutional Courts in the EU
Combining constitutional and political theory with an in-depth case study of the German Constitutional Court, de Boer argues that national courts' review of European law can constrain democratic debate and risks taking sides in good faith political disagreements among elected legislators about constitutional questions relating to the EU.
| Author(s) | By Nik de Boer (Assistant Professor of constitutional law, Assistant Professor of constitutional law, University of Amsterdam). |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 384 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 15 Aug 2023 |
| Availability | Not yet available |
Combining constitutional and political theory with an in-depth case study of the German Constitutional Court, de Boer argues that national courts' review of European law can constrain democratic debate and risks taking sides in good faith political disagreements among elected legislators about constitutional questions relating to the EU.
Table of Cases Table of Legislation List of Abbreviations 1: Introduction 2: Judicial Review and Democratic Legitimacy 3: National Constitutional Courts' Review of European Law and its Democratic Legitimacy 4: The Rise of Judicial Euroscepticism:
Nik de Boer is Assistant Professor of constitutional law at the University of Amsterdam and a member of the editorial board of the European Constitutional Law Review. He received a PhD from the University of Amsterdam and has held visiting positions at th
