Constitutional courts: forms, functions and practice in comparative perspective Andrew Harding, Peter Leyland and Tania Groppi -- Austria: the constitutional court of Austria: modern profiles of an archetype of constitutional review Anna Gamber and Francesco Palermo -- Central and Eastern Europe: constitutional courts of Central and Eastern Europe: between adolescence and maturity Kasia Lach and Wojchiech Sadurski -- France: The French Conseil constitutionnel: an evolving form of constitutional justice Marie Claire Ponthoreau and Fabrice Hourquebie -- Germany: Das Bundsverfassungsgericht: procedure, practice and policy of the German federal constitutional court Donald P Kommers and Russel A Miller -- Italy: the Italian constitutional court: towards a 'multilevel system' of constitutional review Tania Groppi -- Russia: the constitutional court of the Russian Federation: the establishment and evolution of constitutional supervision in Russia Jane Henderson -- Spain: the Spanish constitutional court: time for reforms Victor Ferreres Comella -- Turkey: the constitutional court of Turkey: the Anayasa Mahkemesi as the protector of the system Esin Örücü -- Egypt: Egypt's supreme constitutional court: managing constitutional conflict in an authoritarian aspirationally 'Islamic' state Clark B Lombardi -- Francophone Africa: models of constitutional jurisdiction in francophone West Africa Babacar Kanté -- South Africa: South Africa's constitutional court: enabling democracy and promoting law in the transition from Apartheid Heinz Klug -- East Asia: constitutional courts in East Asia: understanding variation Tom Ginsburg -- Indonesia and Thailand: the constitutional courts of Thailand and Indonesia: two case studies from South East Asia Andrew Harding and Peter Leyland -- Constitutional courts in Latin America: a testing ground for new parame++