The Rule of the Courts

Table of Contents

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS

Presentation .............................................................................................. 9

Courts and Rule of Law: Past, Present, and Future .............................. 13 V ASCO P EREIRA DA S ILVA

The Role of Courts in Guaranteeing Fundamental Rights: Contemporary Issues / The Brazilian Case ........................................... 31 A DRIANA A NCONA DE F ARIA

Making Constitutional Courts Resilient: The German Example ........... 39 J ÖRN A XEL K ÄMMERER

The algorithm that pronounces the words of the law. The evolution of the role of the courts in protecting rights and guaranteeing the rule of law up to the digital revolution ...................... 53 F RANCISCO B ALAGUER C ALLEJÓN The Role of the Courts in the Protection of the Rule of Law and of Fundamental Rights – A European Law Perspective ................. 77 C LAAS F RIEDRICH G ERMELMANN Adopting a Canadian Style Legislative Override to Reconcile American Judicial Review with Democratic Accountability and the Rule of Law ................................................................................ 97 M. A KRAM F AIZER

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