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The publication seeks to improve the understanding of an issue that is often publicly discussed but about which we usually hear only strong opinions not supported by adequate argumentation. Politicians, journalists, and commentators fill the media with outlandish labels such as juristocracy, judicial state, government of judges etc. that only serve as very thin façades of stances, without any elaborated content and deeper substantiation. The book contributes to the definition of some foggy terms, providing them with concrete contents. The chapters deal in particular with the situation in the Czech Republic, although the reader can also learn, from a direct participant in international negotiations, about the uneasy task of pushing a Czech candidate for the position of a judge in an international court, illustrating the highly competitive international diplomatic environment. In addition, those directly involved inform readers about the representation of the Czech Republic before the Court of Justice of the EU and the European Court of Human Rights.

Law --- Political questions and judicial power --- Constitutional law --- Constitutional limitations --- Constitutionalism --- Constitutions --- Limitations, Constitutional --- Public law --- Administrative law --- Judicial activism --- Judicial power and political questions --- Act of state --- Administrative discretion --- Judicial review --- Jurisdiction --- Rule of law --- Separation of powers --- Acts, Legislative --- Enactments, Legislative --- Laws (Statutes) --- Legislative acts --- Legislative enactments --- Jurisprudence --- Legislation --- Political aspects --- Interpretation and construction