Managing Judicial Legitimacy: The Role of Grand Chambers in
National and International Courts

J 2025

Managing Judicial Legitimacy: The Role of Grand Chambers in National and International Courts

KADLEC, Ondřej

Základní údaje

Originální název

Managing Judicial Legitimacy: The Role of Grand Chambers in National and International Courts

Autoři

KADLEC, Ondřej

Vydání

International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 2025, 0020-5893

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

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 2.000 v roce 2024

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Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14220/25:00142370

Organizační jednotka

Právnická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

grand chambers;en banc;enlarged formations;judicial legitimacy;participation;representativeness;collective control;European Court of Human Rights;European Court of Justice;comparative judicial design

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 13. 3. 2026 14:18, Mgr. Petra Georgala

Anotace

V originále

The article examines the widespread practice of using extended judicial formations to decide certain types of cases in higher courts, a practice present in many jurisdictions—whether appellate, apex or supranational. While the use of these formations, often considered the ‘most important’, is frequently debated within individual countries, a conceptual and comparative analysis providing a firmer theoretical foundation for these discussions is currently lacking. Departing from existing scholarship, which often assumes a universal purpose for these bodies, this article argues that jurisdictions tend to adopt one of two models of extended formations: the collective control model or the jurisprudential model. These models reflect divergent sources of legitimacy for the enlarged formations—either rooted in the broader participation of judges in the court’s decision-making process (input or procedural legitimacy), or in the doctrinal quality of the decisions that the grand chamber produces and their resulting consequences (output or performance-based legitimacy). These distinctions help to explain differences in how extended formations are composed, the types of cases they hear, the procedures they follow and how their decisions are drafted and subsequently used within the court. The article ultimately demonstrates that the choice between the two models reflects broader assumptions within different judicial systems about the nature of law and judging.

Návaznosti

101002660, interní kód MU

Název: Informal Judicial Institutions: Invisible Determinants of Democratic Decay (Akronym: INFINITY)

Investor: Evropská unie, Informal Judicial Institutions: Invisible Determinants of Democratic Decay, ERC (Excellent Science)

Přiložené soubory

managing-judicial-legitimacy-the-role-of-grand-chambers-in-national-and-international-courts.pdf

Citovat

KADLEC, Ondřej. Managing Judicial Legitimacy: The Role of Grand Chambers in National and International Courts. International and Comparative Law Quarterly. 2025, roč. 74, č. 3, s. 619-647. ISSN 0020-5893. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020589325101115.

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KADLEC, Ondřej. Managing Judicial Legitimacy: The Role of Grand Chambers in National and International Courts. \textit{International and Comparative Law Quarterly}. 2025, roč.~74, č.~3, s.~619-647. ISSN~0020-5893. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020589325101115.

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