Judicial Studies Institute
Judicial Studies Institute - JUSTIN is a research center dedicated to the study of domestic courts, international tribunals and various bodies involved in court administration. JUSTIN opened in September 2016 with the help of the ERC Starting Grant (JUDI-ARCH, 2016-2021), which focused on the ever growing role of judicial councils and other forms of judicial self-government in a globalizing legal order.
Research Interest
Independence
Judicial independence and accountability
Trust
Public confidence in courts and judges
Transparency
Transparency and legitimacy of courts
ECtHR
Legislative responses to the Strasbourg case law
Analysis
Citation analysis, domestic compliance with decisions of the European Court of Human Rights and UN human rights bodies
JUSTIN strives to become the globally leading hub for research on judicial self-government and its impact on law, politics and society.
Co-directors of JUSTIN
Publications
Total number of publications: 272
2024
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The Czech Constitutional Court: The inconspicuous constrainer
Constitutional Review in Central and Eastern Europe Judicial-Legislative Relations in Comparative Perspective, year: 2024, number of pages: 28 s.
2023
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Court-Unpacking: A Preliminary Inquiry
Transition 2.0 Re-establishing Constitutional Democracy in EU Member States, edition: Vyd. 320, year: 2023, number of pages: 38 s.
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Energiebeihilfen: Ukraine-Krise und Energiepreiszuschüsse für Verbraucher
Jahrbuch Beihilferecht 23, year: 2023, number of pages: 14 s.
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From Minimalism to the Substantive Core and Back: The Slovak Constitutional Court and (the Lack of) Constitutional Identity
The Jurisprudence of Particularism National Identity Claims in Central Europe, edition: Vyd. 1st, year: 2023, number of pages: 24 s.
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Hungary: From a friend to a foe?
EU Law and National Constitutions The Constitutional Dynamics of Multi-Level Governance, edition: Vyd. 1, year: 2023, number of pages: 23 s.
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Politics of judicial governance
Research Handbook on the Politics of Constitutional Law, edition: Vyd. 1st, year: 2023, number of pages: 24 s.
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The Evolution and Gestalt of the Czech Constitution
Constitutional Foundations, year: 2023, number of pages: 54 s.
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The instrumental abuse of constitutional courts: how populists can use constitutional courts against the opposition
Judicial Activism in an Age of Populism, edition: Vyd. 1, year: 2023, number of pages: 20 s.
2022
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A demokrácia és a jogállamiság elve az Európai Unió jogában
Demokrácia-dilemmák – Alkotmányjogi elemzések a demokrácia-elv értelmezéséről az Európai Unióban és Magyarországon, year: 2022, number of pages: 32 s.
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A népszavazások szerepe uniós ügyekben, magyar példákkal
Demokrácia-dilemmák – Alkotmányjogi elemzések a demokrácia-elv értelmezéséről az Európai Unióban és Magyarországon, year: 2022, number of pages: 20 s.