Comparative Constitutional Reform in Latin America

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-75509-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Some constitutional amendments are not really amendments. They are transformative constitutional reforms that reject the essential characteristics of the constitution and destroy its foundations. These constitutional changes demolish the basic structure of the constitution while at the same time building a new foundation rooted in principles contrary to the old. Latin America has been particularly susceptible to constitutional dismemberments. This book draws from law, history, and politics both to demonstrate that Latin American constitutions have been the target of constitutional dismemberment and to explain the social and political forces behind these transformative reforms as well as their consequences. The outstanding contributors to this volume apply the concept of constitutional dismemberment systematically across the region, drawing from the rich history of constitutional activity in some of the world’s most fascinating jurisdictions for the study of constitutional change: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. The jurisdictions chosen are among the ones in the region whose constitutions have been most reformed by both proper and improper means. In addition, many of these jurisdictions have been largely neglected in the English language literature on constitutional change. This collection seeks therefore both to remedy this deficiency and, as a consequence, to encourage others to account for them and other little-known constitutions as comparators in their own comparative studies. As such, Comparative Constitutional Reform in Latin America will be an invaluable resource for researchers, academics and policymakers in the areas of Constitutional Law and Politics, Legal Theory and Public Law.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Albert, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Constitutional Amendment or Constitutional Dismemberment?, Richard Albert; 1. Argentina's Constitutional Strain and Institutional Anomie, Jeronimo Lau Alberdi; 2. Constitutional Dismemberment in Brazil: Perpetuating and Reinforcing Inequality, Juliano Zaiden Benvindo and Manuellita Hermes; 3. Consequences and Limits of Structural Constitutional Dismemberment: The Case of Chile, Cristián Villalonga and Alejandra Ovalle Valdés; 4. Reforming or Dismembering the Constitution: An Approach to Constitutional Dismemberment in Colombia, Milton César Jiménez Ramírez; 5. The Cuban Constitutional Reforms of 1992 and 2002 as Examples of Constitutional Dismemberment, Julio Antonio Fernández Estrada and Michel Fernández Pérez; 6. The Rules of Constitutional Reform in Ecuador, Pamela Juliana Aguirre Castro and Pablo Andrés Alarcón Peña; 7. War and Peace: The Dismemberment of the Salvadoran Constitution as a Means to Achieve the Peace Agreements, Marcos Antonio Vela Ávalos and Manuel Adrián Merino Menjívar; 8. Through the Looking Glass: Towards of Classification of Constitutional Dismemberments in Mexico, Jaime Olaiz-González and José Mario de la Garza-Martins; 9. The Debate on Constitutional Change in Peru: A Critical Vision, Heber Joel Campos; 10. Constitutional Dismemberment in Venezuela: An Authoritarian-Populist Constitutional Change Mechanism, Daniela Urosa and José Ignacio Hernández

Über Autor(innen)

Richard Albert is the Hines H. Baker and Thelma Kelley Baker Chair in Law, Professor of Government, and Director of Constitutional Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.