This study tries to make a reinterpretation of legal formalism, according to the proceduralist theories of Jon Elster. Indeed, un like the original legal formalism, which proposed a neutral and non-ethically evaluative/ objective explanation of Law, now a days there…

The study shows the limits and consequences of implementing a state reform in Mexico. The comparative, historic, politic and legal analyses demonstrate that a profound state reform through the promulgation of an important constitutional reform has failed. On the contrary,…

THIS ARTICLE PRETENDS TO JUSTIFY WHY A CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM IS NEEDED IN THE SUBJECT OF CHILDREN'S AND ADOLESCENT'S RIGHTS, A CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM THAT FITS TO INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS, AND TO THE SPECIFIC THEORY OF THIS BRANCH OF LAW. THROUGH A BRIEF…

The peruvian penal code, following the majority trend of the Latinamerican criminal statutes, penalize the euthanasia and the cooperation to suicide. This article wants to analize the content of the article 112 and 113 of the Peruvian Penal Code that…

Mireille Delmas-Marty studies contemporary criminal law based on a guiding observation: “What dominates the juridical land scape is the imprecise, the uncertain, the unstable”. She proposes “replacing the demagogy of simplicity by a pedagogy of complexity”. She examines universalism and…

This contribution gives a brief account of the politico-juridical context, as well as of the preparations and negotiations that preceded and resulted in the adoption of United Nations Security Council resolution 1904 (2009) and the establishment of the Ombudsperson of…

THE SUPREME COURT OF ARGENTINA, PARTICULARLY WITH ITS NEW MEMBERSHIP, IS UNDERGOING A PROCESS AIMED AT CREATING A DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONAL IDENTITY AND AT TAYLORING A RENEWED SCHEME OF CONSTITUTIONAL JURISDICTION. THE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE ANALYSIS OF THIS PROCESS ARE…

EL SIGUIENTE TEXTO TIENE LA INTENCIÓN DE PRESENTAR CÓMO RES PON DE JOHN RAWLS A UN DEBATE PROPIO DE LA FILOSOFÍA POLÍTICA Y EL DERECHO CONSTITUCIONAL CONTEMPORÁNEOS A PROPÓSITO DEL ASCENSO DE LOS TRIBUNALES CONSTITUCIONALES CON REVISIÓN JUDICIAL EN EL…

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STANDARD SYSTEM OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY NATIONAL COURTS IS A CORE ISSUES TO ENSURE RESPECT FOR AND OBSERVANCE OF THEM IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. FOR IT TO BE APPLIED, LEGAL "AGENTS" SHOULD KNOW AND USE DIFFERENT PRINCIPLES…

The regulation and telecommunications policies in the North America region which will study the cases of two countries have many common elements that are de fined by the processes of liberalization, globalization and technological convergence, as well as the need…