Kemal Gözler, Judicial Review of Constitutional Amendments: A Comparative Study, Bursa, Ekin Press, 2008, XII+ 126 p.


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This monograph is an attempt to answer the following questions: Can constitutional courts review the constitutionality of constitutional amendments? If yes, to what extent? It is endeavored, in a comparative perspective, to answer these questions by examining the constitutions of several countries and the case law of the Austrian, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovenian and Turkish Constitutional Courts, French Constitutional Council, Indian, Irish, and the United States Supreme Courts.

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SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1: Do Constitutional Courts Have Competence to Review Constitutional Amendments?

I. If There Is a Constitutional Provision Concerning the Question of Competence

A. The Constitutions Empowering the Constitutional Courts to Review Constitutional Amendments

B. The Constitution Expressly Prohibiting the Review of the Constitutional Amendments

II. If There is No Constitutional Provision Concerning the Question of Competence

A. The Competence of Courts to Rule on Constitutional Amendments under the American Model of Judicial Review

B. The Competence of Constitutional Courts to Rule on Constitutional Amendments under the European Model of Judicial Review

C. Can Constitutional Amendments Be Deemed to Be “Law” and Consequently Be Reviewed by Constitutional Courts?

Chapter 2: Can Constitutional Courts Review the Formal and Procedural Regularity of Constitutional Amendments?

I. The United States Supreme Court

II. Austrian Constitutional Court

III. Turkish Constitutional Court

Chapter 3: Can Constitutional Courts Review the Substance of Constitutional Amendments?

I. If There Are Substantive Limits in the Constitution, the Judicial Review of the Substance of Constitutional Amendments is Possible

A. German Constitutional Court

B. Turkish Constitutional Court

II. If There Are No Substantive Limits in the Constitution, the Judicial Review of the Substance of Constitutional Amendments is not Possible

A. The Arguments in Favor of the Existence of Implicit Substantive Limits

B. Case-Law of Constitutional Courts Rejecting the Existence of Implicit Substantive Limits

C. Case-Law of Constitutional Courts Accepting the Existence of Implicit Substantive Limits

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index


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KOREAN TRANSLATION

My book “Judicial Review of Constitutional Amendments: A Comparative Study” is translated into Korean by Research Professor Jeong-In YUN and published by Publius Publishing in Seoul, 2020. Click here to see the cover and preface.


PUBLICATION INFORMATION
Binding: Paperback
Pages: XII+126
Dimensions: 13,5 cm x 19,5 cm
Year of Publication: 2008
ISBN-13: 978-0044-141-73-4
Language: English
LoC Class Number: K.3175.G69 2008
Dewey Class Number: 347.012 or 342.712
Publisher: Ekin Basim Yayin
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