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Les équivoques du "constitutionnalisme octroyé": un débat transatlantique (I)

2015; University of Oviedo; Issue: 16 Linguagem: Inglês

10.17811/hc.v0i16.427

1576-4729

Óscar Ferreira,

Global Politics and Economy

In Portugal and in its former colonies, the expression "constitucionalismo outorgado » is part of the constitutional vocabulary since the granting of the Charter of 1826. The French inspiration is obvious ; however, no equivalent expression exists in France. This curiosity leads to measure all the ambiguity of the concept of "granted constitutionalism", an improbable oxymoron according to the president of the Portuguese Republic, Teófilo Braga. Is it about a simple political and linguistic claim, a temporary compromise at the end of a frustrated Revolution? Or does it translate a deeper program, to reconcile both sides of the constitutionalism, ancient and modern ?Enviado el (Submission Date) : 26/02/2015Aceptado el (Acceptance date) : 3/05/2015