El surgimiento del constitucionalismo mundial

Abstract

The rise of world constitutionalism seemed unlikely a few decades ago, and this article turns to comparative constitutional law in order to explain how such a quick and widespread expansion happened, and how it affected the practice of judicial review. Advocating a global approach, and postulating different scenarios for the rise of constitutionalism in a given setting, the author seeks to characterize different forms of judicial review. The article identifies two foundational scenarios: the first, federalism, tends to produce a constitutional court with an intermediary role between the center and the periphery, with a style of adjudication generally marked by coordination and prudence. The second scenario, “new beginnings”, includes variants such as a triumphalist break with the past and the accommodation of a maximum leader; it tends to lead to a style of “redemptive” adjudication based on broad principles and a heated defense of people’s values.