Foundations of Majority Rule and its Application to Constitutional Courts

One of the most salient features of many constitutional democracies is the existence of constitutional courts that can control the constitutionality of statutory legislation. In order to decide whether to invalidate statutory provisions as unconstitutional, most constitutional courts use majority rule. In this paper, I argue that the main justifications provided for majority rule as...

Panel 164, WEDNESDAY JUNE 27 2018 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM