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Počátek nového pojetí „ochrany ústavnosti“ v České republice
The Beginning of a New Concept of "Protection of Constitutionality" in the Czech Republic

Author(s): Jan Kudrna
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Constitutional law; material core of the constitution; sovereignty of the people; repealed elections; early elections; constitutional system; Czech Republic

Summary/Abstract: The ruling of the Constitutional Court of 10 September 2009 which repealed the proclaimed early elections to the Chamber of Deputies because of their alleged unconstitutionality. The paper analyses in detail various individual aspects of the case, from general issues of the division of power and contents of the mandate of deputies to individual procedural stages before the Constitutional Court.

  • Issue Year: 4/2009
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 339-252
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Czech