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The Czech Republic: The Constitutional Court on the Lisbon Treaty Decision of 26 November 2008

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2009

Petr Bříza
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On 26 November 2008 the Czech Constitutional Court (hereinafter Court) handed down a long-awaited opinion in which it unanimously found the Lisbon Treaty (hereinafter Treaty) to be compatible with the Czech constitutional order. The decision has drawn broad attention at all levels, be it political circles, academia or even general public. It is certainly one of the most significant decisions in the Court's history and it has EU-wide implications.

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Czech Constitutional CourtLisbon TreatyEuroamendmentNational CourtsEuropean Court of JusticeNational sovereigntyJudicial reviewSolange IIKompetez-KompetenzFundamental RightsRights of the Member States
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Case Note
Information
European Constitutional Law Review , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , February 2009 , pp. 143 - 164
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Copyright © T.M.C. Asser Press and the Authors 2009