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On the Limits of Constitutional Adjudication

Deconstructing Balancing and Judicial Activism

Juliano Zaiden Benvindo (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XX, 421 Seiten

2010 | 2010
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-11433-5 (ISBN)

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Juliano Z. Benvindo investigates the current movement of constitutional courts towards political activism, especially by focusing on the increasing use of the balancing method as a "rational" justification for this process. From the critical perception of the serious risks of this movement to democracy, the book takes as examples two constitutional realities, Germany and Brazil, in order to discuss the rationality, correctness, and legitimacy of constitutional decisions within this context.Through a dialogue between Jacques Derrida's deconstruction and Jürgen Habermas's proceduralism, the author confronts Robert Alexy's defense of the balancing method as well as those two constitutional realities. This confrontation leads to the introduction of the concept of limited rationality applied to constitutional democracy and constitutional adjudication, which affirms the double bind of history and justice as a condition for a practice of decision-making committed to the principle of separation of powers.

German and Brazilian Constitutional Cultures: Constitutional Adjudication and Activism.- An Approach to Decision-Making.- Balancing Within the Context of German Constitutionalism: The Bundesverfassungsgericht's Shift to Activism.- Balancing Within the Context of Brazilian Constitutionalism: The Supremo Tribunal Federal's Shift to Activism.- The Debate on the Rationality of Balancing.- The Aim to Rationalize Balancing Within the Context of Constitutional Courts' Activism.- When Différance Comes to Light: Balancing Within the Context of Deconstruction.- When Procedures Towards Mutual Understanding Come to Light: Balancing Within the Context of Proceduralism.- The Concept of Limited Rationality.- Between Différance and Intersubjectivity: The Concept of Limited Rationality in Constitutional Democracy.- Between Différance and Intersubjectivity: The Concept of Limited Rationality in the Realm of Constitutional Adjudication.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	13.8.2010
Zusatzinfo	XX, 421 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	797 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
Schlagworte	Balancing • Constitutional Courts • Constitutionalism • Deconstructionism • Habermas • Judicial Activism • Justice • Principle of Proportionality • Proceduralism • Rechtstheorie • Verfassungsrecht
ISBN-10	3-642-11433-4 / 3642114334
ISBN-13	978-3-642-11433-5 / 9783642114335
Zustand	Neuware