Constitutional Interpretation and Foreign Law: A Comparative Analysis between the U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court
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Resumo: | The central purpose of this paper is to show that there are no major differences in the methods of constitutional interpretation in countries with varying degree of judicial review. Despite the fact that legal culture and traditions, underlying political theories, and values all affect methods of interpretation, there is no big gap in constitutional interpretation in practice in view of wide interpretive discretion. Obviously all legal systems require compliance with some fundamental interpretive standards irrespective of the legal system, and in a democratic society judicial decisions should be justified at least to avoid arbitrariness. The question is what are the limits beyond which judges cannot go in constitutional democracies? Can the foreign law be a parameter for judicial review of legislation? Hence, the style and method of legal argumentation that are used to justify the decision may differ in the countries belonging to different legal systems. Whether there are significant differences between the common law and civil law constitutional interpretation will be assessed through the comparative analysis of the United States Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court. |
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Constitutional Interpretation and Foreign Law: A Comparative Analysis between the U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional CourtConstitutional interpretationConstitutional CourtsJudicial reviewDireito AdministrativoDireito ConstitucionalThe central purpose of this paper is to show that there are no major differences in the methods of constitutional interpretation in countries with varying degree of judicial review. Despite the fact that legal culture and traditions, underlying political theories, and values all affect methods of interpretation, there is no big gap in constitutional interpretation in practice in view of wide interpretive discretion. Obviously all legal systems require compliance with some fundamental interpretive standards irrespective of the legal system, and in a democratic society judicial decisions should be justified at least to avoid arbitrariness. The question is what are the limits beyond which judges cannot go in constitutional democracies? Can the foreign law be a parameter for judicial review of legislation? Hence, the style and method of legal argumentation that are used to justify the decision may differ in the countries belonging to different legal systems. Whether there are significant differences between the common law and civil law constitutional interpretation will be assessed through the comparative analysis of the United States Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court.Instituto de Direito Romeu Felipe Bacellar2017-01-15info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistaaec.com/index.php/revistaaec/article/view/36310.21056/aec.v16i66.363A&C - Revista de Direito Administrativo & Constitucional; Vol. 16 No. 66 (2016): October/December; 85-129A&C - Revista de Direito Administrativo & Constitucional; Vol. 16 Núm. 66 (2016): octubre/diciembre; 85-129A&C - Revista de Direito Administrativo & Constitucional; v. 16 n. 66 (2016): outubro/dezembro; 85-1291516-321010.21056/aec.v16i66reponame:A&C - Revista de Direito Administrativo & Constitucionalinstname:Editora Fóruminstacron:ED-FOenghttps://revistaaec.com/index.php/revistaaec/article/view/363/648Copyright (c) 2017 Mher Arshakyan, Jacopo Paffarini, Márcio Ricardo Staffeninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArshakyan, MherPaffarini, JacopoStaffen, Márcio Ricardo2019-05-29T18:20:18Zoai:ojs.revistaaec.com:article/363Revistahttp://www.revistaaec.com/index.php/revistaaec/indexPRIhttp://www.revistaaec.com/index.php/revistaaec/oaiaec.revista@gmail.com1516-32101984-4182opendoar:2019-05-29T18:20:18A&C - Revista de Direito Administrativo & Constitucional - Editora Fórumfalse |
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Constitutional Interpretation and Foreign Law: A Comparative Analysis between the U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court |
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Constitutional Interpretation and Foreign Law: A Comparative Analysis between the U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court |
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Constitutional Interpretation and Foreign Law: A Comparative Analysis between the U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court Arshakyan, Mher Constitutional interpretation Constitutional Courts Judicial review Direito Administrativo Direito Constitucional |
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Constitutional Interpretation and Foreign Law: A Comparative Analysis between the U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court |
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Constitutional Interpretation and Foreign Law: A Comparative Analysis between the U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court |
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Constitutional Interpretation and Foreign Law: A Comparative Analysis between the U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court |
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Constitutional Interpretation and Foreign Law: A Comparative Analysis between the U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court |
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Constitutional Interpretation and Foreign Law: A Comparative Analysis between the U.S. Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court |
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Arshakyan, Mher |
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Arshakyan, Mher Paffarini, Jacopo Staffen, Márcio Ricardo |
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Paffarini, Jacopo Staffen, Márcio Ricardo |
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Arshakyan, Mher Paffarini, Jacopo Staffen, Márcio Ricardo |
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Constitutional interpretation Constitutional Courts Judicial review Direito Administrativo Direito Constitucional |
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Constitutional interpretation Constitutional Courts Judicial review Direito Administrativo Direito Constitucional |
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The central purpose of this paper is to show that there are no major differences in the methods of constitutional interpretation in countries with varying degree of judicial review. Despite the fact that legal culture and traditions, underlying political theories, and values all affect methods of interpretation, there is no big gap in constitutional interpretation in practice in view of wide interpretive discretion. Obviously all legal systems require compliance with some fundamental interpretive standards irrespective of the legal system, and in a democratic society judicial decisions should be justified at least to avoid arbitrariness. The question is what are the limits beyond which judges cannot go in constitutional democracies? Can the foreign law be a parameter for judicial review of legislation? Hence, the style and method of legal argumentation that are used to justify the decision may differ in the countries belonging to different legal systems. Whether there are significant differences between the common law and civil law constitutional interpretation will be assessed through the comparative analysis of the United States Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court. |
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