Constitutional amendments and constitutional core values: the Brazilian case in a comparative perspective
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Resumo: | The debate over the exercise of primary and secondary constituent power is a long-lasting one and is grounded on positions diverging according to the interpretation of constitutionalism and democracy, and to the conception of constitution’s flexibility. In order to safeguard the sacrality of fundamental Charter at the same time ensuring its flexibility, framers, moreover after WWII, entrenched therein both specific procedures for the exercise of the secondary constituent power and clauses for the protection of constitutional fundamentals. After the exhaustion of the primary constituent power, a relevant role has been played by Supreme Courts, which ensured the enforceability of the abovementioned clauses and procedures, and, in some cases, inferred them in the lack of explicit constitutional provisions. The Brazilian Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) is among those Courts which had to infer their competence in reviewing constitutional amendments from the unamendability clauses entrenched in the Charter. The analysis, in a comparative perspective, of the STF’s activism is the focus of this article. |
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Constitutional amendments and constitutional core values: the Brazilian case in a comparative perspectiveLaw; Constitutional Lawconstitutional amendments; constitutional core values; Supreme Federal Court; power of judicial review; judicial activism.Constitutional amendmentThe debate over the exercise of primary and secondary constituent power is a long-lasting one and is grounded on positions diverging according to the interpretation of constitutionalism and democracy, and to the conception of constitution’s flexibility. In order to safeguard the sacrality of fundamental Charter at the same time ensuring its flexibility, framers, moreover after WWII, entrenched therein both specific procedures for the exercise of the secondary constituent power and clauses for the protection of constitutional fundamentals. After the exhaustion of the primary constituent power, a relevant role has been played by Supreme Courts, which ensured the enforceability of the abovementioned clauses and procedures, and, in some cases, inferred them in the lack of explicit constitutional provisions. The Brazilian Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) is among those Courts which had to infer their competence in reviewing constitutional amendments from the unamendability clauses entrenched in the Charter. The analysis, in a comparative perspective, of the STF’s activism is the focus of this article.NINC - Núcleo de Investigações Constitucionais da UFPRScotti, Valentina Rita2018-09-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArtigo avaliado pelos paresapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.ufpr.br/rinc/article/view/6097910.5380/rinc.v5i3.60979Revista de Investigações Constitucionais; v. 5, n. 3 (2018): setembro/dezembro - Dossiê: "The 30th Anniversary of the 1988 Brazilian Constitution"; 59-76Revista de Investigações Constitucionais; v. 5, n. 3 (2018): setembro/dezembro - Dossiê: "The 30th Anniversary of the 1988 Brazilian Constitution"; 59-76Revista de Investigações Constitucionais; v. 5, n. 3 (2018): setembro/dezembro - Dossiê: "The 30th Anniversary of the 1988 Brazilian Constitution"; 59-762359-563910.5380/rinc.v5i3reponame:Revista de Investigações Constitucionaisinstname:Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)instacron:UFPRenghttps://revistas.ufpr.br/rinc/article/view/60979/37528Direitos autorais 2019 Valentina Rita Scottihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2019-01-15T18:01:24Zoai:revistas.ufpr.br:article/60979Revistahttps://revistas.ufpr.br/rincPUBhttps://revistas.ufpr.br/rinc/oairevista@ninc.com.br||2359-56392359-5639opendoar:2019-01-15T18:01:24Revista de Investigações Constitucionais - Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)false |
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Constitutional amendments and constitutional core values: the Brazilian case in a comparative perspective |
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Constitutional amendments and constitutional core values: the Brazilian case in a comparative perspective |
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Constitutional amendments and constitutional core values: the Brazilian case in a comparative perspective Scotti, Valentina Rita Law; Constitutional Law constitutional amendments; constitutional core values; Supreme Federal Court; power of judicial review; judicial activism. Constitutional amendment |
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Constitutional amendments and constitutional core values: the Brazilian case in a comparative perspective |
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Constitutional amendments and constitutional core values: the Brazilian case in a comparative perspective |
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Constitutional amendments and constitutional core values: the Brazilian case in a comparative perspective |
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Constitutional amendments and constitutional core values: the Brazilian case in a comparative perspective |
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Constitutional amendments and constitutional core values: the Brazilian case in a comparative perspective |
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Scotti, Valentina Rita |
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Scotti, Valentina Rita |
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Scotti, Valentina Rita |
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Law; Constitutional Law constitutional amendments; constitutional core values; Supreme Federal Court; power of judicial review; judicial activism. Constitutional amendment |
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Law; Constitutional Law constitutional amendments; constitutional core values; Supreme Federal Court; power of judicial review; judicial activism. Constitutional amendment |
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The debate over the exercise of primary and secondary constituent power is a long-lasting one and is grounded on positions diverging according to the interpretation of constitutionalism and democracy, and to the conception of constitution’s flexibility. In order to safeguard the sacrality of fundamental Charter at the same time ensuring its flexibility, framers, moreover after WWII, entrenched therein both specific procedures for the exercise of the secondary constituent power and clauses for the protection of constitutional fundamentals. After the exhaustion of the primary constituent power, a relevant role has been played by Supreme Courts, which ensured the enforceability of the abovementioned clauses and procedures, and, in some cases, inferred them in the lack of explicit constitutional provisions. The Brazilian Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) is among those Courts which had to infer their competence in reviewing constitutional amendments from the unamendability clauses entrenched in the Charter. The analysis, in a comparative perspective, of the STF’s activism is the focus of this article. |
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NINC - Núcleo de Investigações Constitucionais da UFPR |
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