Constitutionalism
Constitutionalism in V4 Countries
Jiří Baroš
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§ Introduction
§ Czech Republic
§ Hungary
§ Poland
§ Slovakia
§ Conclusion

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§ Introduction
§ Czech Republic
§ Hungary
§ Poland
§ Slovakia
§ Conclusion

Introduction
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§ For or Against Constitutional Democracy
§ Legal Constitutionalism, and Constitutional Crisis
§ Constitutional Courts until Accession to EU

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§ Introduction
§ Czech Republic
§ Hungary
§ Poland
§ Slovakia
§ Conclusion

Czech Republic
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§ Value-Oriented Constitutionalism
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§ Constitutional State – Material Rechtsstaat – Formal Rechtsstaat – Fundamental Rights

Czech Republic
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§ First (1993-2003) and Second (2003-2013) Terms:
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§ (1) agenda
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§ (2) comparison

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§ Introduction
§ Czech Republic
§ Hungary
§ Poland
§ Slovakia
§ Conclusion

Hungary
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§ Democracy by Judiciary
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§ CC: Guardian of Tranformation
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§ Future-Oriented, or Prospective Constitutionalism

Hungary
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§ Jurisprudence:
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§ (1) Dealing with the Past v. Social and Economic Reforms
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§ (2) Human Dignity and Fundamental Rights

Hungary
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§ Two-Thirds Majority of Fidesz
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§ New Constitution and Constitutional Changes
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§ Resentment against Legal Constitutionalism

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§ Introduction
§ Czech Republic
§ Hungary
§ Poland
§ Slovakia
§ Conclusion

Poland
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§ Constitutional Tribunal (1985): Government´s Helper
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§ New Constitution in 1997
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§ Case-Law: Rule of Law

Poland
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§ Kaczyński Brothers and CT
§ Civic Platform and CT
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§ Current Issues

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§ Introduction
§ Czech Republic
§ Hungary
§ Poland
§ Slovakia
§ Conclusion

Slovakia
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§ Mečiar´s Era
§ Constitutional Court´s Case Law: Protecting the Rule of Law

Slovakia
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§ Accession to EU
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§ Constitutional Court´s Case Law: Presidential, and Judiciary Cases

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§ Introduction
§ Czech Republic
§ Hungary
§ Poland
§ Slovakia
§ Conclusion

Conclusion
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§ Common Origins v. Resulting Position
§ Courts and Politics

Sources
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Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia
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§ Sadurski, W., Rights Before Courts: A Study of Constitutional Courts in Postcommunist States of
Central and Eastern Europe
§ Sadurski, W., Febbrajo, A., Central and Eastern Europe After Transition: Towards a New
Socio-legal Semantics
§ Skapska, G., From 'Civil Society' to 'Europe'
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