Transforming the legislative: a pending task of Brazilian and Colombian constitutionalism
The Constitutions of 1988 in Brazil and 1991 in Colombia have instantiated a complex process of transformative constitutionalism associated with the protection of rights, and the inclusion of minority groups. In spite of the prominent role of the judiciary in these processes, it should be stated tha...
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representative democracy judicial review political institutions comparative constitutionalism Constitucionalismo transformador democracia representativa controle judicial instituições políticas constitucionalismo comparado García Jaramillo, Santiago Valdivieso León, Camilo Transforming the legislative: a pending task of Brazilian and Colombian constitutionalism |
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The Constitutions of 1988 in Brazil and 1991 in Colombia have instantiated a complex process of transformative constitutionalism associated with the protection of rights, and the inclusion of minority groups. In spite of the prominent role of the judiciary in these processes, it should be stated that these Constitutions recognized the importance of the legislative branch within the transformations they seek to achieve. The question that remains open is whether a strong intervention by the judiciary is instrumental to put the legislature back in shape and put it in tune with the transformation that both Constitutions seek to achieve. As this paper will show, despite the good decisions delivered when deciding particular cases, overall, transformative constitutionalism based on the prominent role of the Courts has not been that transformative in terms of reforming political institutions. In this sense, what this paper seeks to highlight is that, in order to develop an adequate theory on judicial review, it is crucial to truly identify the limitations of constitutionalism and what judicial review can and cannot do.
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dialnet-ar-18-ART00013130582019-02-20Transforming the legislative: a pending task of Brazilian and Colombian constitutionalismGarcía Jaramillo, SantiagoValdivieso León, CamiloTransformative constitutionalismrepresentative democracyjudicial reviewpolitical institutionscomparative constitutionalismConstitucionalismo transformadordemocracia representativacontrole judicialinstituições políticasconstitucionalismo comparadoThe Constitutions of 1988 in Brazil and 1991 in Colombia have instantiated a complex process of transformative constitutionalism associated with the protection of rights, and the inclusion of minority groups. In spite of the prominent role of the judiciary in these processes, it should be stated that these Constitutions recognized the importance of the legislative branch within the transformations they seek to achieve. The question that remains open is whether a strong intervention by the judiciary is instrumental to put the legislature back in shape and put it in tune with the transformation that both Constitutions seek to achieve. As this paper will show, despite the good decisions delivered when deciding particular cases, overall, transformative constitutionalism based on the prominent role of the Courts has not been that transformative in terms of reforming political institutions. In this sense, what this paper seeks to highlight is that, in order to develop an adequate theory on judicial review, it is crucial to truly identify the limitations of constitutionalism and what judicial review can and cannot do.As Constituições do Brasil de 1988 e da Colômbia de 1991 deram início a um processo complexo de constitucionalismo transformativo associado à proteção de direitos e à inclusão de grupos minoritários. Apesar do papel proeminente do Judiciário nesses processos, deve-se afirmar que essas Constituições reconheceram a importância do Poder Legislativo dentro das transformações que buscam alcançar. A questão que permanece em aberto é se uma forte intervenção do Judiciário é fundamental para colocar o Congresso de volta em forma e colocá-lo em sintonia com a transformação que ambas as Constituições buscam alcançar. Como este artigo mostrará, apesar das boas decisões tomadas ao decidir casos particulares, em geral o constitucionalismo transformador baseado no papel proeminente dos Tribunais não tem sido tão transformador em termos de reforma das instituições políticas. Nesse sentido, o que este artigo procura destacar é que, para desenvolver uma teoria adequada sobre o controle judicial, é crucial identificar verdadeiramente as limitações do constitucionalismo e o que o controle judicial pode e não pode fazer.2018text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=6809729(Revista) ISSN 2359-5639Revista de Investigações Constitucionais, ISSN 2359-5639, Vol. 5, Nº. 3, 2018 (Ejemplar dedicado a: setembro/dezembro - Dossiê: "The 30th Anniversary of the 1988 Brazilian Constitution"), pags. 43-58engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI
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