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In person icon The Impact of Politics on the Constitutionalisation Processes in Comparative Perspective

Comparative Politics
Constitutions
Power
PRA485
Giovanni Cavaggion
Università degli Studi di Milano
Francesco Rizzi Brignoli
Università di Bologna

In person icon Building: A - Faculty of Law, Floor: 3, Room: 305

Friday 10:45 - 12:30 CEST (08/09/2023)

Abstract

Constitutionalization of politics is inseparable from another important process occurring in contemporary political systems – politicization of the constitutional discourse. In various jurisdictions charges of unconstitutionality or claims regarding “proper” constitutional interpretation are used instrumentally to advance the agendas of political actors. The panelists will examine how constitutional arguments are used in the political discourse both in established and young democracies (respectively Italy and Bulgaria), as well as by authoritarian regimes. The research findings may bring a new contribution to the debate on how constitutional interpretation serves as a legitimization of power in contemporary states.

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