Book contents
- From Parchment to Practice
- Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
- From Parchment to Practice
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Problem of Transformation in Constitutional Design
- Part II The Issue of Gender
- Part III Institutional Development and the Role of Courts
- 8 Explaining the Institutional Role of the Colombian Constitutional Court
- 9 Implementing a New Constitution in a Competitive Authoritarian Context
- Part IV Authoritarian Transitions
- Index
8 - Explaining the Institutional Role of the Colombian Constitutional Court
from Part III - Institutional Development and the Role of Courts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2020
Book contents
- From Parchment to Practice
- Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
- From Parchment to Practice
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Problem of Transformation in Constitutional Design
- Part II The Issue of Gender
- Part III Institutional Development and the Role of Courts
- 8 Explaining the Institutional Role of the Colombian Constitutional Court
- 9 Implementing a New Constitution in a Competitive Authoritarian Context
- Part IV Authoritarian Transitions
- Index
Summary
Colombia's Constitutional Court has justifiably attracted a good deal of attention around the world for its contributions to democracy in a challenging environment. This chapter considers why the Court was able to play such a successful role during the early years of the constitution. The chapter presents three kinds of arguments to answer the question: (i) historical, (ii) normative, and (iii) conceptual, and develops a synthetic account.
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- From Parchment to PracticeImplementing New Constitutions, pp. 189 - 207Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020