Abstract
Grand Chambers (GCs) are considered to be the most authoritative judicial bodies within multi-panel apex courts. They are said to secure the unity, continuity, and quality of these courts' decision-making.
This book explores these claims in relation to the GCs of three Czech apex courts-the Supreme Court, the Supreme Administrative Court, and the Constitutional Court. What is the role of these GCs in these courts' decision-making and how do the GCs fulfil their role? The book addresses these questions from both doctrinal and empirical angles.
From the doctrinal point of view, it analyses with respect to all three courts the composition of the GC, criteria for selecting GC cases, the character of GC decisions, and the status of GC precedents. From the empirical point of view, it explores how many and what types of cases are generated by the case-selection mechanism and how the GC decisions influence the decision-making of other court formations.