{"product_id":"constitutional-courts-in-comparison-the-us-supreme-court-and-the-german-federal-constitutional-court-9781785332739","title":"Constitutional Courts in Comparison: The US","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tConstitutional litigation in general attracts two distinct types of conflict: disputes of a highly politicized or culturally controversial nature and requests from citizens claiming a violation of a fundamental constitutional right. The side-by-side comparison between the U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court provides a novel socio-legal approach in studying constitutional litigation, focusing on conditions of mobilisation, decision-making and implementation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tThis updated and revised second edition includes a number of new contributions on the political status of the courts in their democratic political cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the first edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…reveals numerous and fruitful points of contact between American and German constitutional law on the one hand, and the emerging case-law under the HRA on the other… provides vital background information concerning the underlying structures and institutions of both systems.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· European Public Law\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The essays offer valuable models for assessing the direction of comparative constitutional law… With well-presented illustrative tables, this book is an excellent contribution to the field. Recommended.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Taken together, the essays provide a dispute-processing framework as a model for systematic inquiry.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Cambridge Scientific Abstracts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tForeword (second edition)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRalf Rogowski and Thomas Gawron\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tForeword (first edition)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMark Tushnet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Tables\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Constitutional Litigation as Dispute Processing - Comparing the U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRalf Rogowski and Thomas Gawron\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: ACCESS AND CASE SELECTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Constitutional Litigation in the United States\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRobert A. Kagan and Gregory Elinson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Access to the German Federal Constitutional Court\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eWerner Heun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mobilization of the German Federal Constitutional Court\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eErhard Blankenburg\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: DECISION MAKING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e The U.S. Supreme Court’s Strategic Decision Making Process\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eTimothy Johnson and Maron Sorenson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Decision making at the German Federal Constitutional Court\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eUwe Kranenpohl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Junior Varsity Judges? Law Clerks in the Decisional Process of the U.S. Supreme Court\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eArtemus Ward\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Legal Assistants at the German Federal Constitutional Court: A “Black Box” of Research?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eOtwin Massing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: IMPLEMENTATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Implementation of U.S. Supreme Court Decisions\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLawrence Baum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e Implementation of German Federal Constitutional Court Decisions - Judicial Orders and the Federal Legislature\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eThomas Gawron and Ralf Rogowski\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e The U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court - Selection, Nomination and Election of Justices\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKlaus Stüwe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Impact of the German Federal Constitutional Court on Consolidation and Quality of Democracy\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSascha Kneip\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13.\u003c\/strong\u003e Constitutional Courts in Changing Political Systems\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHans J. Lietzmann\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tList of Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042384707927,"sku":"9781785332739","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785332739.jpg?v=1750954000","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/constitutional-courts-in-comparison-the-us-supreme-court-and-the-german-federal-constitutional-court-9781785332739","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}