Constitutional Courts’ Functions in Europe: What Do Constitutions Say?
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National constitutional courts in Europe are entrusted with various paramount tasks based on the provisions in their national constitutions. Numerous constitutional provisions establish the basis for the performance of constitutional justice within the framework of constitutional democracy, many of which have been examined in this paper. However, simply reading the European states’ constitutions is not sufficient to fully assess the role of constitutional courts within their respective national legal and political systems. This paper explores the constitutionally provided purposes of constitutional courts.
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