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@article{1331067, author = {Kopeček, Lubomír and Petrov, Jan}, article_number = {1}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0888325414561784}, keywords = {Czech Constitutional Court; parliamentary opposition; judicial review of legislation; transitional justice}, language = {eng}, issn = {0888-3254}, journal = {East European Politics and Societies}, title = {From Parliament to Courtroom: Judicial Review of Legislation as a Political Tool in the Czech Republic}, url = {https://is.muni.cz/publication/1331067/cs/From-Parliament-to-Courtroom-Judicial-Review-of-Legislation-as-a-Political-Tool-in-the-Czech-Republic/Kopecek-Petrov?vysledek=24923}, volume = {30}, year = {2016} }
TY - JOUR ID - 1331067 AU - Kopeček, Lubomír - Petrov, Jan PY - 2016 TI - From Parliament to Courtroom: Judicial Review of Legislation as a Political Tool in the Czech Republic JF - East European Politics and Societies VL - 30 IS - 1 SP - 120-146 EP - 120-146 PB - Am. Council of Learned Societies, SAGE SN - 08883254 KW - Czech Constitutional Court KW - parliamentary opposition KW - judicial review of legislation KW - transitional justice UR - https://is.muni.cz/publication/1331067/cs/From-Parliament-to-Courtroom-Judicial-Review-of-Legislation-as-a-Political-Tool-in-the-Czech-Republic/Kopecek-Petrov?vysledek=24923 L2 - https://is.muni.cz/publication/1331067/cs/From-Parliament-to-Courtroom-Judicial-Review-of-Legislation-as-a-Political-Tool-in-the-Czech-Republic/Kopecek-Petrov?vysledek=24923 N2 - The Czech Constitutional Court has gained a strong position within the political system. This article examines the judicial review of legislation from the point of view of the relation between the court and the parliament. The authors analyze trends in the use of petitions proposing the annulment of statutes, who makes use of the petitions, how successful the petitioners are, and what issues the petitions concern. The article pairs a quantitative view with a qualitative analysis of key selected decisions by the court, especially in the sphere of mega-politics. The authors test whether judicial review of legislation serves as a tool for parliamentary opposition. The results show the decisive effects of a legislative majority in the lower house of the parliament. If the government lacks a majority, the use of judicial review of legislation as an oppositional tool fades. Also important is the weakness of the upper house, which makes senators more likely to resort to using judicial review of legislation. An especially crucial factor is the presence of independent and semi-independent senators who, without broader political backing, see judicial review of legislation as a welcome tool. The most frequent topics of the petitions were transitional justice, social policy, and the legislative process. ER -
KOPEČEK, Lubomír and Jan PETROV. From Parliament to Courtroom: Judicial Review of Legislation as a Political Tool in the Czech Republic. \textit{East European Politics and Societies}. Am. Council of Learned Societies, SAGE, 2016, vol.~30, No~1, p.~120-146. ISSN~0888-3254. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0888325414561784.
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