Complacencia subordinada, rivalidad furiosa o trabajo equitativo: Sobre la independencia y separación de poderes del Estado (Subordinated Complacency, Ferocious Rivalry, or Equitable Work: On the Independence and Separation of State Powers)

Machin-Mastromatteo, J.D. y Martínez-Villa, B.A. (2017). Subordinated complacency, ferocious rivalry, or equitable work: On the independence and separation of State powers. Information Development, 33(2), 210-218. http://doi.org/10.1177/0266666916688296

9 Pages Posted: 21 Oct 2019

Date Written: February 1, 2017

Abstract

Portuguese Abstract: Este artículo presenta tres desviaciones del Principio de Separación de Poderes (trias politica) según han ocurrido en México y Venezuela: el incremento en la cantidad de los poderes, la subordinación de los poderes a la agenda de una sola tendencia política con la subsecuente anulación del poder que actúe de forma independiente, y la creación de institutos u órganos constitucionales autónomos. Se infiere que los gobiernos pueden convertirse en complejos sistemas autorreferenciales, que evitan la consulta pública de decisiones políticas y la libre formación de la opinión de ciudadanos educados e informados que es tan necesaria para el desarrollo de un país en democracia.

English Abstract: This article presents three deviations from the Separation of Powers Principle (trias politica) as they have taken place in Mexico and Venezuela: the increment in the amount of state powers, the subordination of powers to the agenda of a unique political tendency with the subsequent nullification of the power that is acting in an independent way, and the creation of constitutional autonomous institutes or entities. It suggests that governments can become complex self-referential systems that avoid public consultation of political decisions and the free formation of citizens’ informed and educated opinions that are much needed for a country’s development in a democracy.

Note: Downloadable document is in Portuguese.

Keywords: Separación de poderes del Estado, trias politica, derecho, filosofía política, México, Venezuela

Suggested Citation

Machin-Mastromatteo, Juan D. and Martinez-Villa, Basilio A., Complacencia subordinada, rivalidad furiosa o trabajo equitativo: Sobre la independencia y separación de poderes del Estado (Subordinated Complacency, Ferocious Rivalry, or Equitable Work: On the Independence and Separation of State Powers) (February 1, 2017). Machin-Mastromatteo, J.D. y Martínez-Villa, B.A. (2017). Subordinated complacency, ferocious rivalry, or equitable work: On the independence and separation of State powers. Information Development, 33(2), 210-218. http://doi.org/10.1177/0266666916688296, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3466601

Juan D. Machin-Mastromatteo (Contact Author)

Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua ( email )

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Ciudad Universitaria
Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31170
Mexico

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