Kings-Judges? A study about the limitation of political power in neoconstitutionalist thought / Reis-JuÃzes? Um estudo sobre a limitaÃÃo do poder polÃtico no pensamento neoconstitucionalista

AUTOR(ES)

Ana FabÃola de Azevedo Ferreira

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

The subject of this dissertation is whether, and to what extent, neoconstitutionalism is related to the problem of limiting and controlling political power and how its propolsals contribute to that task. Firstly, the aim was to demonstrate that neoconstitutionalists are among those who intend to limit government by law and, secondly, to demonstrate that, despite this, neoconstitutionalistsâ proposals contradict, to some extent, the idea of rule of law. It approaches the problem in a philosophical and sociological perspective and uses as techniques bibliographical research and some documental research. The dissertation is divided in two parts. The first one characterizes constitutional thought. In order to do that, it analizes some concrete constitutional experiences, namely English, North-american and French ones, and identifies essential notes in constitutional ideology, especially in its modern formulation. The second part defines the general idea of neoconstitutionalism and compares it to constitutionalism. The project draws attention to the insecurity associated to constitutional principles and to the problem of the decisions of constitutional judges as last decisions in the system and, thus, not subjected to legal control. The conclusion is that neoconstitutionalist model brings some risks to the rule of law.

ASSUNTO(S)

neoconstitutionalism direito political power poder (ciÃncias sociais) direito constitucional â interpretaÃÃo e construÃÃo controle da constitucionalidade principles poder judiciÃrio judicial review rule of law norma constitucional estado de direito

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