Judicial function in constitutional domains: A theoretical framework for assessing judicial reasoning in constitutional courts in south america

• Mejía Restrepo, Andrés Fernando ^[2] ; Pabón Giraldo, Liliana Damaris ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Medellín

     Universidad de Medellín

     Colombia

     
  2. [2] Universidad Libre (Pereira, Colombia)
• Localización: Revista de Investigações Constitucionais, ISSN-e 2359-5639, Vol. 10, Nº. 3, 2023 (Ejemplar dedicado a: setembro/dezembro)
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Função judicial em domínios constitucionais: Um referencial teórico para avaliar o raciocínio judicial em tribunais constitucionais da américa do sul
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• Resumen

  • Constitutional courts are inherently political, but when assessing their judicial decisions, the majority of the legal community in South America tends to adopt a narrow, normative, and legalistic perspective, lacking empirical and interdisciplinary approaches. In this paper, we report some elements to surpass this mainstream perspective by departing from the rational acceptability thesis. The scope of the work is limited to a descriptive and normative sphere, and the method used is qualitative.