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Komárek, Jan

Dr Jan Komárek  

Department

Position held

Department of Law

Associate Professor in EU Law

 

European Institute

Assistant Professor in EU Law

 

Experience keywords:

European judicial process; European public law; comparative constitutional law

Research summary > [Click to expand]

Jan is interested in the role of judicial institutions in the European integration and theories of European constitutionalism in general. Contrary to some lawyers, he is not excited by "many interesting things you could do with the law", but rather the limitations of law and legal institutions - things that cannot be achieved by them. Examining such questions involves comparative institutional analysis and the "legal process school" approach, which takes inspiration from the work of constitutional scholars in the United States.

Sectors and industries to which research relates:

Law

Countries and regions to which research relates:

EU Member States; Europe; United States

Languages:

Czech [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]; French [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Intermediate]

Media experience:

Has written for mainstream press; Radio; TV

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7955 6364

LSE email:

j.komarek@lse.ac.uk

Publications

2015

Komárek, Jan (2015) Europe’s democratic imaginary: government by the people, for the people and of the people? Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, 22 (6). 784-788. ISSN 1023-263X

Komárek, Jan (2015) Constitutional revolutions and the constituent power: a reply to Mark Tushnet International Journal of Constitutional Law, 13 (4). 1054-1058. ISSN 1474-2640

Komárek, Jan (2015) Legal reasoning in EU law In: Arnull, Anthony and Chalmers, Damian, (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of EU Law. Oxford handbooks in law. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 2-21. ISBN 9780199672646

2014

Komárek, Jan (2014) Why national constitutional courts should not embrace EU fundamental rights LSE Law, Society and Economy working paper series, 23/2014. The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Komárek, Jan (2014) National constitutional courts in the European constitutional democracy International Journal of Constitutional Law, 12 (3). 525-544. ISSN 1474-2640

Komárek, Jan (2014) Waiting for the existential revolution in Europe International Journal of Constitutional Law, 12 (1). 190-212. ISSN 1474-2640

Komárek, Jan (2014) The struggle for legal reform after communism Law Society and Economy Working Paper Series, WP10/2014. London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

2013

Komárek, Jan (2013) The place of constitutional courts in the EU European Constitutional Law Review, 9 (03). 420-450. ISSN 1574-0196

Komárek, Jan (2013) Reasoning with previous decisions: beyond the doctrine of precedent American Journal of Comparative Law, 61 (1). 149-171. ISSN 0002-919X

2012

Komárek, Jan (2012) Reasoning with previous decisions In: Adams, Maurice and Bomhoff, Jacco, (eds.) Practice and Theory in Comparative Law. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 49-73. ISBN 9781107010857

Komárek, Jan (2012) Institutional dimension of constitutional pluralism In: Avbelj, Matej and Komárek, Jan, (eds.) Constitutional Pluralism in the European Union and Beyond . Studies of the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law. Hart Publishing, Oxford, UK, 231-248. ISBN 9781849461252

Komárek, Jan (2012) Czech constitutional court playing with matches: the Czech constitutional court declares a judgment of the court of justice of the EU ultra vires; judgment of 31 January 2012, Pl. ÚS 5/12, Slovak Pensions XVII European Constitutional Law Review, 8 (2). 323-337. ISSN 1574-0196

Komárek, Jan (2012) Reasoning with previous decisions: beyond the doctrine of precedent LSE law, society and economy working papers, 08-2012. The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Avbelj, Matej and Komárek, Jan, eds (2012) Constitutional pluralism in the European Union and beyond Studies of the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law. Hart Publishing, Portland, OR, USA. ISBN 9781849461252

2011

Komárek, Jan (2011) Judicial lawmaking and precedent in Supreme Courts LSE law, society and economy working papers, 04-2011. Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

2010

Komárek, Jan (2010) Institutional dimension of constitutional pluralism Eric Stein Working Paper, 3/2010. Czech Society for European and Comparative Law, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

2009

Komárek, Jan (2009) Judicial lawmaking and precedent in Supreme Courts: the European Court of Justice compared to the US Supreme Court and the French Cour de Cassation In: Barnard, Catherine and Odudu, Okeoghene, (eds.) Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies. Hart Publishing , Cambridge, UK, 399-434. ISBN 9781841139579

Komárek, Jan (2009) Questioning judicial deliberations Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 29 (4). 805-826. ISSN 0143-6503

2008

Avbelj, Matej and Komárek, Jan (2008) Four visions of constitutional pluralism: symposium transcript European Journal of Legal Studies, 2 (1). 325-370. ISSN 1973-2937

Komárek, Jan (2008) Legal professional privilege and the EU’s fight against money laundering Civil Justice Quarterly, 27 (1). 13-22. ISSN 0261-9261

Avbelj, Matej and Komárek, Jan (2008) Four visions of constitutional pluralism European Constitutional Law Review, 4 (3). 524-527. ISSN 1574-0196

2007

Komárek, Jan (2007) European constitutionalism and the European arrest warrant: in search of the limits of "contrapunctual principles" Common Market Law Review, 44 (1). 9-40. ISSN 0165-0750

Komárek, Jan (2007) Infringements in application of community law: some problems and (im)possible solutions Review of European Administrative Law, 0. 87-98. ISSN 1874-7981

Komárek, Jan (2007) "In the court(s) we trust?" on the need for hierarchy and differentiation in the preliminary ruling procedure European Law Review, 32 (4). 467-491. ISSN 0307-5400

2005

Komárek, Jan (2005) Federal elements in the community judicial system: building coherence in the community legal order Common Market Law Review, 42 (1). 9-34. ISSN 0165-0750

Komárek, Jan (2005) European constitutionalism and the European arrest warrant: contrapunctual principles in disharmony Jean Monnet working papers, 10/05. Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law & Justice, New York, USA.

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Jan Komárek studied law at Charles University in Prague (Mgr 2001, JUDr 2002), Stockholm University (LLM 2004) and University of Oxford (MSt 2007, DPhil 2011). He worked with the Czech Government Agent before the European Court of Justice at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of EC Law (2004-2006) and was a legal secretary to the President of the Czech Constitutional Court (2009-2010).

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