SUPERMAJORITIES IN CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS

Constitutional adjudication is a subject of fascination for scholars. Judges may annul the will of a democratically elected Parliament in counter-majoritarian fashion. Although conceived as a remedy against majoritarianism, judges also decide cases by voting. Whether they do so through simple majori...

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Main Author: Rivera León, Mauro Arturo
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : ROUTLEDGE, 2024.
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Table of Contents:
  • Voting protocols and supermajorities : a conceptial introduction
  • The historical supermajorities
  • The contemporary supermajorities
  • An empirical theory of supermajority rules
  • How do supermajorities impact constitutional courts : consensus requirements and paralysis assessment.