List of Contributors. Constitutional Justice, East and West: Introduction; W. Sadurski. Part 1: Constitutional Justice in the Established Democracies. 1. Constitutional Courts as Deliberative Institutions. Towards an Institutional Theory of Constitutional Justice; J. Ferejohn, P. Pasquino. 2. Some Conditions for the Success of Constitutional Courts: Lessons From the U.S. Experience; M. Shapiro. 3. Institutional Dialogue between Courts and Legislatures in the Definition of Fundamental Rights: Lessons from Canada (and Elsewhere); J. Webber. 4. The German Constitutional Court in an Uneasy Triangle between Parliament, Government and the Federal Laender; K.von Beyme. 5. The Experience of the French Conseil Constitutionnel: Political and Social Context and Current Legal-Theoretical Debates; M.-C. Ponthoreau, J. Ziller. 6. Between Politics and the Law: The Development of Constitutional Review in Italy; G. Rolla, T. Groppi. Part 2: Constitutional Justice in Post-Communist Europe. 7. Constitutional Review after Communism: Legitimacy and Reasons; W. Sadurski. 8. The Hungarian Approach to Constitutional Review: The End of Activism? The First Decade of the Hungarian Constitutional Court; G. Halmai. 9. Slovenia's Constitutional Court within the Separation of Powers; M. Cerar. 10. The Rise of Constitutional Adjudication in Bulgaria; V. Ganev. 11. The Experience of the Polish Constitutional Court; L.L. Garlicki. 12. The Romanian Constitutional Court: In search of its Own Identity; R. Weber. 13. The Russian Constitutional Court in an Uneasy Triangle between the President, Parliament and Regions; K.von Beyme. 14. The Constitutional Court of Ukraine: The Politics of Survival; K. Wolczuk. 15. The Slovakian Constitutional Court; D. Malova. 16. Judicial Power vs. Democratic Representation: The Culture of Constitutionalism and Human Rights in the Czech Legal System; J. Priban. 17. Defending Order and Freedom: The Lithuanian Constitutional Court in its First Decade; N. Gelazis. Conclusions: Legitimacy of Constitutional Courts: Between Policy Making and Legal Science; S. Bartole. Bibliography. Index.