Constitutional dismemberment via referenda: a comparative overview

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https://doi.org/10.5380/rinc.v7i3.74334

Palavras-chave:

constitutional amendments, referendum, Rule of Law, constitutional dismemberment, populism.

Resumo

Constitutional dismemberment is one of the main consequences attached to constitutional amendments that Albert's book analyses. After having analyzed Albert’s definition, the present essay focuses on the practice of constitutional dismemberment via referendum and discusses whether, in times of populism and democratic decay, the constitutional design should provide for specific measures in order to protect the political opposition from the allegiance between the populist leadership and the majority of the population. Building on the existing literature and on a comparative analysis, the essay concludes by highlighting the pros and cons of introducing special protections for political minorities during constitutional referenda to protect democracy against populist deviations, suggesting the need to provide further studies in this field. 

Biografia do Autor

Valentina Rita Scotti, School of Law, Koç University

Dr. Valentina Rita Scotti works as Post-doctoral Researcher in Public Law at the Koç University Law School since 2016, where she also teaches Introduction to Constitutional Law and Gender-based discrimination and Law. She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Public Law from the University of Siena, Italy and a M.A. summa cum laude in International Relations at the LUISS ‘Guido Carli’. She has been Post-doctoral fellow at the Department of Political Science of LUISS ‘Guido Carli’ University of Rome (2012-2016), where she also worked as Research Assistant during her Ph.D. At LUISS, she has hold classes as Adjunct Professor in Comparative Constitutional Law and in Institutions of Muslim Countries. She has also hold classes in several Italian and international courses as well as at the Jean Monnet Modules. She has been Temporary Professor for the Italian National School of Administration. She extensively participated in international research projects and conferences, and she has been part of numerous organizing committees for international symposiums. She publishes in international reviews and journals as well as in edited books, on constitutionalism and human rights (including gender rights), constitutional cross-fertilization and parliamentary cooperation. She is also a member of the Younger Comparativists Committee Board and co-chairs the research group on ‘Gender and Constitution’ of the International Association of Constitutional Law.

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2020-11-17

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SCOTTI, Valentina Rita. Constitutional dismemberment via referenda: a comparative overview. Revista de Investigações Constitucionais, [S. l.], v. 7, n. 3, p. 795–811, 2020. DOI: 10.5380/rinc.v7i3.74334. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufpr.br/rinc/article/view/74334. Acesso em: 9 nov. 2024.

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v. 7 n. 3 (2020): setembro/dezembro - Dossiê: "Constitutional Amendments: Making, Breaking, and Changing Constitutions - a dialogue with Richard Albert"

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