La costituzione materiale. Fattori ordinanti e rilevanza epistemologica

Goldoni, M. and Wilkinson, M. A. (2020) La costituzione materiale. Fattori ordinanti e rilevanza epistemologica. Rivista di diritti comparati, 2020(1), pp. 55-96.

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Abstract

What is the material context of constitutional order? The purpose of this paper is to offer an answer to that question by sketching a theory of the material constitution. Distinguishing it from related approaches (sociological constitutionalism, Marxist constitutionalism, political jurisprudence) the paper outlines the basic elements of the material constitution, specifying its four ordering factors. These are political unity; a set of institutions; a network of social relations, and a set of fundamental political objectives. These factors provide the material substance and internal dynamic of the process of constitutional ordering. They are not external to the constitution but are a feature of juristic knowledge, standing in internal relation and tension with the formal constitution. Because these ordering factors are multiple, and in conflict with one another, there is no single determining factor of constitutional development. Neither is order as such guaranteed. The conflict that characterizes the modern human condition might but need not be internalised by the process of constitutional ordering. The theory of the material constitution offers an account of the basic elements of this process as well as its internal dynamic.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:This is an Italian translation of Goldoni, M. and Wilkinson, M. A. (2020) La Constitución material. Revista de Estudios Políticos, 187, pp. 13-42. (doi: 10.18042/cepc/rep.187.01), http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/213331/
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Goldoni, Professor Marco
Authors: Goldoni, M., and Wilkinson, M. A.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Law
Journal Name:Rivista di diritti comparati
Publisher:Diritti Comparati
ISSN:2532-6619
Published Online:18 March 2020
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2020 The Authors
First Published:First published in Rivista di diritti comparati 2020(1): 55-96
Publisher Policy:Reproduced with the permission of the publisher

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