Constitutional Review in New Democracies

This briefing paper presents an overview of the basic design questions that policymakers will have to address when constructing a constitutional court. These include: the court’s membership the process for selecting the court’s judges and the mechanism for removing judges the court’s jurisdiction access to the court forms of review and judicial remedies in response to constitutional violations. It emphasizes the role of constitutional review in legitimizing new democracies, especially on the constitutionality of legislation and government action.
Keywords: Judicial/ Judiciary, Constitutional Courts, Constitutional Review, Judiciary Selection and Removal, Judiciary Eligibility, Term Length and Limit. Example.