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portada Constituent Assemblies (Comparative Constitutional law and Policy)
Type
Physical Book
Year
2019
Language
English
Pages
265
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Weight
0.39 kg.
ISBN13
9781108446273
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Constituent Assemblies (Comparative Constitutional law and Policy)

Jon Elster (Illustrated by) · Roberto Gargarella (Illustrated by) · Vatsal Naresh (Illustrated by) · Cambridge University Press · Paperback

Constituent Assemblies (Comparative Constitutional law and Policy) - Roberto Gargarella

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Synopsis "Constituent Assemblies (Comparative Constitutional law and Policy) "

Comparative constitutional law has a long pedigree, but the comparative study of constitution-making has emerged and taken form only in the last quarter-century. While much of the initial impetus came from the study of the American and French constituent assemblies in the late eighteenth century, this volume exemplifies the large comparative scope of current research. The contributors discuss constituent assemblies in South East Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, Latin America, and in Nordic countries. Among the new insights they provide is a better understanding of how constituent assemblies may fail, either by not producing a document at all or by adopting a constitution that fails to serve as a neutral framework for ordinary politics. In a theoretical afterword, Jon Elster, an inspirational thinker on the current topic, offers an analysis of the micro-foundations of constitution-making, with special emphasis on the role of crises-generated passions.
Roberto Gargarella
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Roberto Gargarella es un jurista y politólogo argentino especializado en derecho constitucional y teoría democrática, reconocido por su análisis crítico de las instituciones y del funcionamiento real del poder en las democracias latinoamericanas. Es doctor en Derecho y ha desarrollado una extensa carrera académica como investigador y profesor en universidades de América y Europa. Su trabajo se caracteriza por un enfoque riguroso, pero accesible, que combina teoría constitucional, filosofía política e historia institucional para cuestionar los límites estructurales de los sistemas democráticos.

Entre sus obras más influyentes se encuentra La sala de máquinas de la Constitución, donde examina cómo la organización del poder afecta la vigencia efectiva de los derechos. En este libro, Gargarella propone que muchas constituciones prometen igualdad y participación, pero conservan estructuras de poder poco democráticas. Su producción intelectual ha tenido un impacto sostenido en el debate público y académico, consolidándolo como una de las voces más relevantes del constitucionalismo crítico en la región.
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