Suchergebnisse

Resumen: La "cultura constitucional" hace referencia a la Constitución "realizada" o "actualizada" en las prácticas, hábitos y actitudes de los poderes públicos y la ciudadanía en general de una comunidad política. Este artículo trata de explorar las formas de interdependencia de la norma constitucional y la realidad cultural, añadiendo al final algunas reflexiones sobre el papel de los jueces en un Estado constitucional. Palabras clave: Cultura constitucional, mutación constitucional, cultura de la autoridad, cultura de la justificación, cultura democrática de la justificación.Abstract: The "constitutional culture" means the "realization" or "actualization" of the Constitution in the practices, habits and attitudes of the public powers and the general citizenship of a political community. This paper tries to explore the forms of interdependence between the constitutional norm and the cultural reality, adding at the end some reflections about the role of judges in a constitutional State.Keywords: Constitutional culture, living tree, culture of authority, culture of justification, democratic culture of justification.

Abstract
In the beginning of January 2002, the Israeli parliament (The Knesset) rejected a proposal that had been filed two years earlier advocating the establishment of a constitutional court of law. This article explains the legislative process in Israel and places it within the framework of the political-public dialogue about establishing a special constitutional court of law, outside the legal system, which would function solely as a critic of constitutional issues.
The central claim we shall present stresses the role of the major divisions that exist in Israeli society, and the existence of an alternative political culture. These two factors, combined with the existing institutional structure, make it hard for the political system to cope with issues that require a change in public policy. Due to this phenomenon, the public has taken pro-active steps involving increased petitions to the high court that may help in the process of public decision-making or force the politicians to alter the existing institutional structure.

THIS ARTICLE CRITIQUES DENNIS GOLDFORD'S ATTEMPT TO ADVANCE THE CURRENT DEBATE OVER ACCEPTABLE MODES OF CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION. THE AUTHOR FINDS THAT GOLDFORD'S LACK OF SYMPATHY FOR DEMOCRATIC CONSTITUTIONALISM AS A FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND CONSEQUENT FAILURE TO UNDERSTAND THE PERMISSIBLE ROLE OF A CONSTITUTIONAL COURT WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THAT FORM.

Emphasis on events since 1987. Regime of Prime Minister Walter Lini; court decisions involving former President George Sokomanu.