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The Role of Constitutional Courts in Democratic Backsliding
Quick fact
In Hungary's 2010–2014 reforms, the government used its parliamentary supermajority to redesign the constitutional court and appoint loyalists, removing the court as an effective check on executive power, yet the government's steps were formally constitutional.
Why this is interesting
You'd think that after an election, the real power goes to the people. But in some countries, the decisive battles are actually fought in courtrooms, shifting who truly holds power. How do judges shape the survival of democracy itself?