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Disenty jako budoucí většinová stanoviska
Dissenting Opinions as Future Majority Opinions

Author(s): Ondřej Stypa
Subject(s): Constitutional Law
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Dissent; Separate Opinion; Majority Opinion; Judge; US Supreme Court.

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with transformation of dissenting opinions into majority opinions. It identifies three types of transformation of dissenting opinions into majority opinions, analyses the main features of each type of transformation, and discusses its advantages and disadvantages for the dissenting judge. Theoretical findings are supplemented by specific examples of transformation of dissent into a majority opinion, which come mainly from the case law of the US Supreme Court.

  • Issue Year: 25/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 509-520
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Czech