Abstract
1. Challenges to contemporary constitutionalism; 1.1. Does the “Constitution” remain a Western concept? 1.2. The dogma of the written constitution; 2. Paradigms of constitutionalism; 2.1. Functional constitutionalism versus aspirational constitutionalism; 2.2. In medio stat virtus? Criticism of an overly functional or aspirational view of constitutionalism; 2.3. Aspirational constitutionalism as a form of “constitutional psychosis”? 4. Final considerations.
| Original language | Portuguese |
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| Title of host publication | Jornadas nos quarenta anos da Constituição da República Portuguesa |
| Subtitle of host publication | impacto e evolução |
| Editors | Manuel Afonso Vaz, Catarina Santos Botelho, Luís Heleno Terrinha, Pedro Coutinho |
| Place of Publication | Porto |
| Publisher | Universidade Católica Editora - Porto |
| Pages | 17-50 |
| Number of pages | 34 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789898835192 |
| Publication status | Published - May 2017 |
| Event | Jornadas nos quarenta anos da Constituição da República Portuguesa “Impacto e evolução da Constituição” - Porto, Portugal Duration: 6 Oct 2016 → 7 Oct 2016 |
Conference
| Conference | Jornadas nos quarenta anos da Constituição da República Portuguesa “Impacto e evolução da Constituição” |
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| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Porto |
| Period | 6/10/16 → 7/10/16 |
Keywords
- Western constitutionalism
- Written constitution
- Material constitution
- Functional / aspirational constitutionalism
- Constitutional frugality versus constitutional prolixity
- Normative / nominal / semantic constitution
- Constitutional openness