Preface List of Abbreviations List of Tables List of Figures Introduction Concept Structure Part I Chapter 1 Establishing Constitutional Review Framework Transition Connotations Western Paradigm European Federation Intra-Regional Pressure Chapter 2 Designing Constitutional Review Framework Country Specifics Poland Transitional Political Economy Transitional Leadership Hungary Transitional Political Economy Transitional Leadership Czechoslovakia/Czech and Slovak Republics Transitional Political Economy Transitional Leadership Part II Chapter 3 Adjudicative Approaches Framework Legislating Judging Repairing Country Specifics Poland Judicial Activism Active Judging Hungary Judicial Activism Active Judging Czech Republic Judicial Activism Active Judging Slovak Republic Judicial Activism Active Judging Chapter 4 Interpretive Techniques Framework Country Specifics Poland Hungary Czech Republic Slovak Republic Chapter 5 Founding and Beyond Birth Childhood Adulthood Notes Bibliography Tables Index