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Función Del Tribunal Constitucional De 1980, Enrique Barros Bourie, Raúl Bertelsen, Sergio Diez, Teodoro Ribera
Función Del Tribunal Constitucional De 1980, Enrique Barros Bourie, Raúl Bertelsen, Sergio Diez, Teodoro Ribera
Enrique Barros Bourie
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La Democracia Como Forma Del Poder. Un Enfoque Normativo, Enrique Barros Bourie
La Democracia Como Forma Del Poder. Un Enfoque Normativo, Enrique Barros Bourie
Enrique Barros Bourie
The essay investigates the regulatory background of the modern constitutional democracy. Its principal theory is that democracy is, above all, a system of government and as such, is inseparable from the need for an established and efficient public power. The paper contests the collectivist idea that wide social consensus could substitute for public decisions. In doing so, it restates the difference between the organic and representative concepts of democracy. It also shows how the constitutional tradition combines with an instrumental and demystified concept of public power. Government is indispensable but also tamable. From this perspective, democracy and the Constitution are …
Democracy As A Form Of Power: A Regulatory Focus, Enrique Barros Bourie
Democracy As A Form Of Power: A Regulatory Focus, Enrique Barros Bourie
Enrique Barros Bourie
The essay investigates the regulatory background of the modern constitutional democracy. Its principal theory is that democracy is, above all, a system of government and as such, is inseparable from the need for an established and efficient public power. The paper contests the collectivist idea that wide social consensus could substitute for public decisions. In doing so, it restates the difference between the organic and representative concepts of democracy. It also shows how the constitutional tradition combines with an instrumental and demystified concept of public power. Government is indispensable but also tamable. From this perspective, democracy and the Constitution are …