Democracy, individual rights and…
- At 17 November, 2017
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DEMOCRACY, INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND THE ENGINE ROOM OF THE CONSTITUTION: A BRIEF RESPONSE TO MARISA IGLESIAS
[La democracia, los derechos y la sala de máquinas de la Constitución: una breve réplica a Marisa Iglesias]
Roberto Gargarella
Conicet, Argentina
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina
Av. Presidente Figueroa Alcorta 7350 (1428) CABA (Argentina)
roberto.gargarella@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
This brief article is a response to some of the objections that Marisa Iglesias has formulated against my conception of individual rights and the role I assign to courts in my book Latin American Constitutionalism: The Engine Room of the Constitution. In particular, I clarify some of my main ideas in this respect, highlight several points of agreement with Marisa and offer a quick blueprint of my views about dialogic constitutionalism.
Keywords: Democracy, Individual Rights, Dialogic Constitutionalism, Judicial Activism
