The Legitimacy of Constitutional Jurisdiction From Its Utility on a Democratic State : Three Key Issues

In a State ruled by democracy and the search for the effectiveness of fundamental rights, constitutional jurisdiction arises as an institution guaranteeing the effectiveness of the Constitution. However, when analyzing the constitutional adjudicative power placing it at the level of tensions between...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Marques, Dorli João Carlos, Soares, Lúcia Dídia Lima
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Direito (CONPEDI)
Repositorio:Revista de Processo, Jurisdição e Efetividade da Justiça
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.indexlaw.org:article/243
Acceso en línea:http://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/revistaprocessojurisdicao/article/view/243
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Constitutional jurisdiction
Democratic state
Utilities constitutional jurisdiction
Jurisdição constitucional
Estado democrático de direito
Utilidades da jurisdição constitucional
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Sumario:In a State ruled by democracy and the search for the effectiveness of fundamental rights, constitutional jurisdiction arises as an institution guaranteeing the effectiveness of the Constitution. However, when analyzing the constitutional adjudicative power placing it at the level of tensions between the powers and the democratic exercise of popular participation, it is possible that its function worsens face issues arising out of its political and democratic aspects of legitimacy, and order limit. This article looks at three issues of constitutional jurisdiction, namely, its democratic degree, its legitimacy and the limits of its exercise, from its usefulness as a corollary of the current state structure. To this end, the paradigm of the Democratic Constitutional State of Rights was used, based on the principle of legitimacy, as well as the approach points and spacing between law and politics in a constitutional perspective. It concluded the necessity of dialogue between the study of constitutional jurisdiction and its usefulness in the Democratic State of Rights.