Political Power and Judicial Review in Italy

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11525337
AutoresMary L Volcansek (Florida International University, autor de correspondencia)
Año1994
Volumen26
Número4
Páginas492-509
Fecha de publicación1994-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaComparative Political Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0010-4140 • E-ISSN: 1552-3829
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0010414094026004005
OpenAlexW2070828891
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas15

This essay traces the development of the power of the Italian Constitutional Court, the political impact of its policies, and its reception by the public and the other institutions of government. The relationship between the Court and Parliament is presented as one characterized by a synchronization of powers, and the Court has demonstrated reluctance to interfere in conflicts among the various branches of the national government. That timidity has not, however, carried over into its treatment of referenda or of national versus regional prerogatives. The Constitutional Court is, according to this analysis, a part of the national governing elite, and its most controversial decisions have been ones safeguarding the interests of that elite. By carefully acting as “quasi-guardians,” the Constitutional Court judges have cemented a solidly positive reputation and nurtured an aura of legitimacy that is rare among Italian political actors

Constitution · Constitutional court · Elite · Government (linguistics · Legitimacy · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Safeguarding · Sociology · European and International Law Studies · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law