TY  - JOUR
T1  - Jueces y democracia: entre Ulises y los cantos de sirenas
A1  - Benítez R., Vicente F.
PB  - Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
YR  - 2012
UL  - http://biblioteca.ararteko.eus/Record/dialnet-ar-18-ART0000565901
AB  - This paper analyzes the democratic legitimacy of the decisions of the Colombian Constitutional
Court regarding the judicial review of constitutional amendments. To achieve this goal, the
author studies different approaches from political philosophy in the American doctrine, noting
that the concept of democracy will have a great impact on the possibility of unconstitutional
amendments. Thus, for a democratic substantial approach, there are certain values, -implied
or not-, that cannot be modified and which must be safeguarded by the Constitutional Court.
By contrast, from a popular democratic perspective, the existence of limits to the amendments,
and their defense by a judge, unduly restricts popular participation and people´s sovereignty.
Finally, the article concludes with a proposal for judicial review that reconciles the substantive
values typical of a constitutional state, with the expansion of popular democratic spaces.
KW  - democracia
KW  - control judicial
KW  - reformas constitucionales
KW  - constitucionalismo popular
KW  - dificultad contramayoritaria
KW  - democracy
KW  - judicial review
KW  - popular constitutionalism
KW  - countermajoritarian difficulty
KW  - controle judicial
KW  - reformas constitucionais
KW  - dificuldade contra majoritária
KW  - démocratie
KW  - contrôle judiciaire
KW  - réformes constitutionnel
KW  - constitutionnalisme populaire
KW  - difficulté contre-majoritaire�
ER  -