Globalex - Update: Current Constitutional Developments in Latin America

35 Pages Posted: 1 Aug 2013

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Dante Figueroa

American University - Washington College of Law; Georgetown University Law Center; Chilean Bar Association; New York State Bar Association (NYSBA); D.C. Bar Association; United States Supreme Court Bar; Inter-American Bar Association; U.S. Court of International Trade

Jonathan Arendt

American University - Washington College of Law

Date Written: July 25, 2013

Abstract

Latin America is an area of the world in constant change, sometimes peaceful, and sometimes not. Political and social changes ultimately find their way into the constitutional framework of Latin American jurisdictions. An examination of constitutional law developments in the region since 1999, when the new Venezuelan Constitution was passed until today, shows that there are many common aspects to these constitutional developments. Accordingly, this article seeks to identify the new constitutional philosophies underlying the most important changes that occurred in this period of time and determine their commonalities.

Keywords: Latin America, constitutional law, branches of government, executive power, separation of powers, personal freedoms, constitutional guarantees

Suggested Citation

Figueroa, Dante and Figueroa, Dante and Arendt, Jonathan, Globalex - Update: Current Constitutional Developments in Latin America (July 25, 2013). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2298721 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2298721

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