BEYOND THE CONSTITUENT POWER: : THE DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM AS THE FOUNDATION OF AN IMMUTABLE CORE OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

• Autor(a) principal: Prado, Danilo Luchetta
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Casalino, Vinícius
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Direitos Fundamentais e Democracia
• Texto Completo: https://revistaeletronicardfd.unibrasil.com.br/index.php/rdfd/article/view/1646
• topic: Poder constituinte; Poder de reforma; Cláusulas pétreas; Direitos fundamentais; Democracia.

This paper intends to question the dichotomy between the constituent power and the reform power as the foundation of the eternity clauses of the constitutional system. For this, the works of Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès and Carl Schmitt were revisited, along with the analysis of contemporary pieces, especially the works of Monika Polzin, Ulrich Press, Norberto Bobbio and Luigi Ferrajoli. The aim is to demonstrate that a supposed hierarchy of the constituent power, as "representative of the nation," is not sufficient to substantiate the immutability of constitutional norms. The conclusion of this article is that this reasoning is inadequate, but that does not imply that there is not an immutable core, as this paper concludes that there is an unalterable core of fundamental rights, whose foundation derives from the democratic system itself. Keywords: Constituent power. Reform power. Eternity clauses. Fundamental rights. Democracy.