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La Objeción Democrática A Los Límites Materiales De La Reforma Constitucional, Sergio Verdugo Sverdugor@Udd.Cl
La Objeción Democrática A Los Límites Materiales De La Reforma Constitucional, Sergio Verdugo Sverdugor@Udd.Cl
Sergio Verdugo R.
En este ensayo el autor argumenta que las teorías de algunos constitucionalistas chilenos que justifican la imposibilidad de modificar la Constitución de acuerdo a límites materiales derivados especialmente del Derecho (y jurisprudencia) Internacional, es contraria a la libre deliberación que debiera existir en nuestra democracia constitucional.
De Los Principios Constitucionales Al Activismo Judicial. El Voto De Minoría En El Caso "Municipalidad De Pucón", Sergio Verdugo Sverdugor@Udd.Cl, José Francisco García
De Los Principios Constitucionales Al Activismo Judicial. El Voto De Minoría En El Caso "Municipalidad De Pucón", Sergio Verdugo Sverdugor@Udd.Cl, José Francisco García
Sergio Verdugo R.
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Democratic Objection Against Judicial Review Of Legislation. Institutional Design Alternatives And Constitutional Theories, Sergio Verdugo Sverdugor@Udd.Cl
Democratic Objection Against Judicial Review Of Legislation. Institutional Design Alternatives And Constitutional Theories, Sergio Verdugo Sverdugor@Udd.Cl
Sergio Verdugo R.
This article reviews the argument through which judicial review of legislation approved by popularly elected bodies, based on the authority of judges who are in a position of preeminence on the other branches of government, is contrary to democracy. Taking Jeremy Waldron´s argument as a central reference, the author discusses some of the assumptions on which the democratic objection of judicial review is elaborated. He argues that separating the notion of constitutional supremacy from the idea of judicial supremacy would allow building a model that overcomes the democratic problem. The author reviews some alternatives provided by institutional designs, and analyses …