Mechanisms of Europeanisation and Compliance in Judicial Politics: Understanding the Past and Anticipating the Future

• Autorzy: Ramona Coman
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Recent developments in Hungarian constitutional and judicial politics have given impetus to question not only the outcomes of democratisation and Europeanisation, but also the efficacy of the European Union's compliance mechanisms. In 2010, Hungary, one of the forerunners in building democracy made the headlines with Fidesz's attempts at adopting a new Constitution and implementing cardinal laws along with controversial institutional, cultural, religious, moral and socio-economic policies. This article attempts to depict the transformative power of the European Union within a sensitive policy area which touches upon States' pouvoris régaliens: the independence of the judiciary.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Judicature; Politics

PL

Sądownictwo; Polityka

• Czasopismo: Polish Political Science Review. Polski Przegląd Politologiczny
• Rocznik: 2013
• Numer: Vol. 1, Iss. 1
• Strony: 57--72

Twórcy

autor

Ramona Coman

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DOI

10.1515/ppsr-2015-0005