How to Form the Czech Constitutional Court?

Abstract

Politically, summers in the Czech Republic are often quiet. This year is different. A newly elected president, Petr Pavel, is selecting almost all of the fifteen members of the Czech Constitutional Court („CCC“) during the next two years. Unexpectedly, Pavel’s selection process has sparked a great deal of controversy and discussion about how a president should choose constitutional judges. What happened? And what are the main lessons to be learned from the current situation in the Czech Republic?

Keywords

• Czech Constitutional Court, Judicial Selection Process, Petr Pavel