The instrumental abuse of constitutional courts: how populists
can use constitutional courts against the opposition

J 2022

The instrumental abuse of constitutional courts: how populists can use constitutional courts against the opposition

KOVALČÍK, Michal

Základní údaje

Originální název

The instrumental abuse of constitutional courts: how populists can use constitutional courts against the opposition

Autoři

KOVALČÍK, Michal

Vydání

International Journal of Human Rights, Abingdon, Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2022, 1364-2987

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50501 Law

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Open access časopisu

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 1.400

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14220/22:00126447

Organizační jednotka

Právnická fakulta

Klíčová slova česky

populistický konstitucionalismus; ústavní soud; populismus; soudnictví; právní stát

Klíčová slova anglicky

Populist constitutionalism; constitutional court; populism; democratic backsliding; the rule of law

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 3. 4. 2023 10:25, Mgr. Petra Georgala

Anotace

ORIG CZ

V originále

If populists capture the constitutional court, the system of separation of powers will change. The constitutional court does not act as a counterweight to the ruling majority but rather as a tool for the ruling majority itself to advance its interests. This article unpacks this aspect of populist constitutionalism, which I referred to as the instrumental abuse of constitutional courts. Most importantly, it presents and analyses five different techniques by which populists can abuse the constitutional court as an instrument against opposition. These techniques are the 'governing, do not disturb' technique, consisting in not quashing unconstitutional acts; the legitimation technique, through which populists justify their actions; the delegation technique, through which populists shift responsibility for potentially unpopular actions to the constitutional court; the outright counter-opposition technique, through which populists can achieve the liquidation of their opponents; and the extra-legal technique, involving the use of the authority of judges in the media.

Česky

Článek se zabývá tím, jak populisté zneužívají ústavní soudy pro své účely. Nesnaží se ústavní soudy odstranit, ale naopak ovládnout a využívat pro své účely. Článek přináší různé techniky, jimiž populisté ústavní soudy zneužívají. Techniky jsou definovány na základě analýzy dosavadní literatury a empirického poznání populistického konstitucionalismu zejména v Polsku.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1439/2021, interní kód MU

Název: Právo a politika

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Právo a politika

Citovat

KOVALČÍK, Michal. The instrumental abuse of constitutional courts: how populists can use constitutional courts against the opposition. International Journal of Human Rights. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2022, roč. 26, č. 7, s. 1160-1180. ISSN 1364-2987. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2022.2108017.

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KOVALČÍK, Michal. The instrumental abuse of constitutional courts: how populists can use constitutional courts against the opposition. \textit{International Journal of Human Rights}. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor \&{} Francis, 2022, roč.~26, č.~7, s.~1160-1180. ISSN~1364-2987. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2022.2108017.

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