La Cour constitutionnelle de Belgique : un arbitre au cœur du fédéralisme belge

The Belgian constitutional Court is inherently linked to federalism. On the one hand, this specialized Court created thirty years ago – and formerly known as the « Court of Arbitration », then limited to conflicts in competence, was specifically created because of the centrifugal nature of the Belgian federalism. Its evolution in jurisdiction illustrates a subtle parallelism with the successive state reforms. On the other hand, the Court’s composition is defined following a linguistic balance (between Dutch- and French-speakers), essential in Belgian institutions. The Court’s jurisprudence is... Mehr ...