The Latin-American Origins of Concentrated Control of Constitutionality

• Autor(a) principal: Feitosa Gonçalves, Francysco Pablo
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Direito GV
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/revdireitogv/article/view/90323
• topic: Origin; concentrated control of constitutionality; socioanalysis; habitus; colonization; Origem; controle de constitucionalidade; socioanálise; habitus; colonização

This paper proposes a reflection and dispels some myths about the origins of the concentrated control of constitutionality, also evaluating how cultural colonization is present in Law. For this, some initial considerations are made on the subject, followed by a critique of the problem of historical evolutions and colonization, and a presentation on concept of habitus and other related concepts such as engram and attitude, showing how the mental schemes of perception and action contribute to a colonized eurocentric worldview. Then, the “official” version about Kelsen having created concentrated control in Austria is revisited, and how this is part of the juridical habitus, when, in fact, the aforementioned concentrated control emerged in Latin America, in several constitutional experiences that took place in Cundinamarca (today Colombia), Venezuela and Bolivia. At the end, some brief reflections are made about socioanalysis, on its potential as an instrument for transforming habitus and liberating consciousness.