Constitutional Origin and Norm Creation in Colombia

Discursive Institutionalism and the Empowerment of the Constitutional Court
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-032-13457-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 286 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 599 g

Reihe: Comparative Constitutional Change

This book explains the growing empowerment of the Colombian Constitutional Court in the early years of the 21st century and develops the concept of the deliberative judge.

Taking the case of the Colombian Constitutional Court and drawing on neoinstitutional theory to explain the relationship between political crisis and institutional reforms, the book challenges the notion of rational choice institutionalism that agents act strategically. It indicates the limits of path dependence and argues instead that discursive institutionalism is the most appropriate method for analyzing processes of institutional learning. Combining theoretical and empirical research, it builds the argument that judicial independence promotes the case for deliberative democracy over rational choice or strategic action approaches. Finally, the book suggests that by introducing communicative and cognitive variables in our understanding of key actors and processes, we are more capable of bridging institutional origin and legacy.

The work will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and policy-makers in Constitutional Law, Constitutional Politics, and Constitutional History.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boesten, Jan

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Rechtswissenschaften Allgemeines Verfahrens-, Zivilprozess- und Insolvenzrecht Allgemeines Prozessrecht, Kostenrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Zentralregierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Ethical Legal Discourse in Delegative Democracies 2. The Novelty of the 1991 Constitution: A Critical Juncture in Colombia’s history 3. The Choque de Trenes between Colombia’s High Courts: Path Dependence and Legal Argumentation 4. Discursive Institutionalism in Colombia’s Constitutional Court: The Deliberative Judge and Norm Creation in a Politicized Context 5. Conclusion: The Preeminence of Democratic Legality over Democratic Security and Discursive Institutionalism 6. Epilogue

Über Autor(innen)

Jan Boesten is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Latin American Studies (LAI) at the Freie Universität Berlin, associated researcher with the CONPEACE Programme, as well as an Associate Member of Nuffield College at the University of Oxford. His work has appeared in the Latin American Research Review (LARR) and Colombia Internacional, Precedente, Revista Jurídica, and several edited volumes.