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This book brings together research on democratization processes and constitutional justice by examining the role of three generations of European constitutional courts in the transitions to democracy that took place in Europe in the twentieth century. Using a comparative perspective, the author examines how the constitutional courts during that period managed to ensure an initial full implementation of the constitutional provisions, thus contributing - together with other actors and factors - to the positive outcome of the democratization processes. European Constitutional Courts and Transitions to Democracy provides a better understanding of the relationship between transitions to democracy and constitutionalism from the perspective of constitutional courts.

Provides a diachronic comparison, providing an analysis of the role of these Courts in three different historical phases
Offers one of the first studies available in English on the role played by the Italian and Spanish Constitutional Courts in the democratic transition processes
Gives useful insights for constitutional courts in countries that are currently experiencing (or likely to experience in the future) a transition from authoritarian rule



Table of Contents

1. Democratic transitions and constitutional courts
2. The first generation: the case of the Italian Constitutional Court
3. The second generation: the case of the Spanish Constitutional Court
4. The third generation: the case of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic
5. Comparing three generations
Bibliography
Index.