The rise of constitutional courts
Historical background : the principle of separation of powers
A traditional justification : legal certainty
The justification of constitutional review : the sketch of an argument
The special nature of constitutional discourse
The structure of the constitutional conversation
Overcoming judicial timidity
The democratic objection to constitutional review
Democratic checks on courts
Decentralizing tendencies in the system
The impact of the European Court of Justice
The impact of the European Court of Human Rights.