The new Latin American constitutionalism

A critical review in the context of neo-constitutionalism

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ID14819029
AuthorsFelipe Curcó Cobos (Rio Hondo, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Tizapán, Mexico, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume43
Issue2
Pages212-230
Publication date2018-05-04
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Revue canadienne des études latino-américaines et caraïbes (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0826-3663 • E-ISSN: 2333-1461
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08263663.2018.1456141
OpenAlexW2802285173
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited13

The new Latin American constitutionalism (NLC) is the term that has been coined to refer to certain constitutional processes and constitutional reforms that have taken place relatively recently in Latin America. Constitutional theorists have not been very optimistic regarding the scope and nature of this new constitutionalism. I thoroughly agree with this critical skepticism as well as with the idea that this new phenomenon does not substantively change the organic element of the different constitutions in the region. However, I argue that it is a mistake to focus analysis on this characteristic. My intention is to show that the NLC should be evaluated in the context of its relationship with contemporary neo-constitutional theory

Constitutionalism · Democracy · Epistemology · Latin Americans · Law and economics · Mistake · Political science · Politics · Skepticism · Sociology · Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies · History · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Legal processes and jurisprudence · Philosophy

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