{"product_id":"ex-ministers-as-constitutional-judges-mathias-mschel-9780198930198","title":"Ex-Ministers as Constitutional Judges","description":"The appointment of former politicians to constitutional courts is a global phenomenon. While ex-politician appointees may bring status, visibility, knowledge, and political awareness to the job, their previous roles may influence their assessment of legislations' constitutionality. \u003cem\u003eEx-Ministers as Constitutional Judges\u003c\/em\u003e sheds light on this practice in four of the world's oldest and most established constitutional courts: Austria, France, Germany, and Italy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving together legal, political, sociological, and historical sources, including press articles, surveys, and interviews with constitutional judges and high-level personnel, the book provides the first comprehensive exploration of ex-politicians becoming constitutional court judges. It analyses the advantages and disadvantages such personalities bring to constitutional courts, as well as assessing what limitations supranational law may set for such participation. Whereas the participation of ex-ministers does not seem to have posed serious structural issues to constitutional courts so far, this volume posits that the risks have been underestimated. In this context, \u003cem\u003eEx-Ministers as Constitutional Judges\u003c\/em\u003e ultimately suggests normative steps for minimizing such risks and strengthening the independence and impartiality of constitutional courts in view of democratic and constitutional backsliding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mathias M?schel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198930194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198930198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Mathias M?schel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46795549769983,"sku":"9780198930198","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_053d6061-8454-41fc-950c-a6a627651074.jpg?v=1744947947","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ex-ministers-as-constitutional-judges-mathias-mschel-9780198930198","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}