I. Setting the Scene
The New Basic Law of Hungary
1. The Rise and Decline of Constitutional Culture in Hungary
László Sólyom
2. The Constitution as an Instrument of Everyday Party Politics:
The Basic Law of Hungary
Pál Sonnevend, András Jakab and Lóránt Csink
3. Understanding Hungary’s Constitutional Revolution
Kim Lane Scheppele
4. Context, Rules and Praxis of the New Hungarian Media Laws: How
Does the Media Law Affect the Structure and Functioning of
Publicity?
Gábor Polyák
Issues of Constitutionality in Romania
5. Separation of Powers and the Rule of Law in Romania: The Crisis
in Concepts and Contexts
Bogdan Iancu
6. Romania in the European Union: Political Developments and the
Rule of Law after Accession
Cosmina Tanasoiu
II. Instruments for Maintaining Constitutionalism in
Europe
Systemic Deficiencies in the Rule of Law and the European Union
7. Enforcing the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in Member States:
How Far are Rome, Budapest and Bucharest from Brussels?
Frank Hoffmeister
8. A European Response to Domestic Constitutional Crisis: Advancing
the Reverse-Solange Doctrine
Armin von Bogdandy, Carlino Antpöhler, Johanna Dickschen,Simon
Hentrei, Matthias Kottmann and Maja Smrkolj
The Role of the European Convention on Human Rights
9. The European Convention on Human Rights: Inherent Constitutional
Tendencies and the Role of the European Court of Human Rights
Christoph Grabenwarter
10. Central and Eastern European Member States of the EU and the
European Convention on Human Rights
Mahulena Hofmann
11. The Role of the Venice Commission in Maintaining the Rule of
Law in Hungary and in Romania
Joakim Nergelius
Theories of Limits of the Constitution-Making Power
12. What Legitimises a National Constitution? On the Importance of
International Embedding
Matthias Hartwig
13. Convention Rights as Minimum Constitutional Guarantees? The
Conflict between Domestic Constitutional Law and the European
Convention on Human Rights
Tilmann Altwicker
14. The Unconstitutional Constitution: A Timely Concept
Catherine Dupré
Armin von Bogdandy is Director at the Max Planck Institute for
Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg.
Pál Sonnevend is Vice Dean for international relations of the
Faculty of Law of ELTE, Budapest.
This volume describes the complex reality of the European
Constitutional Institutions under a new light.
*Rivista Trimestrale del diritto pubblico*
The uniqueness of the reviewed collective publication is in
bringing together scholars commenting on not-so-well known aspects
of Hungarian and Romanian crises, uncovering the events in domestic
political arena
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