CONTEMPORARY CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ON THE FRONTIER OF KNOWLEDGE

: global judicial tendencies, theoretical debates and research agenda

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https://doi.org/10.21783/rei.v10i3.818

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Constitutional Law, International law, Globalization

Abstract

Contemporary Constitutional Law provides a theoretical framework to examine politically relevant phenomena, such as the progressive supremacy of the Constitution, the rise and the protagonism of the Judiciary and the proactive role of the Courts in democratic states. We argue that the perspective of International Relations contributes to moving the frontier of knowledge in Contemporary Constitutional Law, since several recent developments in global politics have produced a significant impact not only on law, but on the judicial actors themselves. The aim of this article is to identify how global judicial trends directly affect three main theoretical debates of law: the debate on judicial action, the debate on judicial behavior and the debate about judicial roles and identities. In this sense, it offers specific contributions: a systematization of the relevant literature, the problematization of consolidated theoretical debates and the indication of promising research agenda.

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Isabela Gerbelli Garbin Ramanzini, Universidade de São Paulo

Pós-Doutorado na Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (2021- 2023). Pós-Doutorado no Carr Center for Human Rights Policy - Harvard Kennedy School (2017-2019). Doutorado em Relações Internacionais pelo Instituto de Relações Internacionais da Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Professora de Graduação e Pós-graduação em Relações Internacionais na Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, onde coordena o Núcleo de Pesquisas e Estudos em Direitos Humanos (NUPEDH). Possui interesse nos seguintes temas: Política Internacional e Direitos Humanos, Direito Internacional dos Direitos Humanos, Sistema Interamericano de Direitos Humanos, Cortes e Tribunais Internacionais; Direito Constitucional; Estado de Direito; Supremo Tribunal Federal; Diplomacia Judicial; Justiça de Transição e Mobilização Transnacional. Assessora, STF.

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2024-09-07

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Gerbelli Garbin Ramanzini, I. (2024). CONTEMPORARY CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ON THE FRONTIER OF KNOWLEDGE: : global judicial tendencies, theoretical debates and research agenda. JOURNAL OF INSTITUTIONAL STUDIES, 10(3), 927–947. https://doi.org/10.21783/rei.v10i3.818

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