The Democratic Constitution of the 20th Century: Origins and Perspectives

Authors

  • Maurizio Fioravanti Università degli Studi di Firenze

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17811/hc.v0i17.449

Keywords:

Constitutional history and “historical type” of Constitution, Constitution and social conflict, Inviolability of fundamental principles, Constitutional principles cut off from constitutional review, balance of power

Abstract

The democratic Constitution of the 20th Century as “historical type”. The three historical characters of the democratic Constitution. The democratic Constitution implies and includes also social conflicts. The democratic Constitution contains inviolable principles. The democratic Constitution pursues the balance of power. A conclusive glance at the possible outcomes of the democratic Constitution in the 21st century

Enviado el / Submission date: 23/04/2016
Aceptado el / Acceptance date: 18/05/2016

Author Biography

Maurizio Fioravanti, Università degli Studi di Firenze

Ha insegnato nelle Università di Macerata e di Modena. E’ professore ordinario di Storia del diritto medievale e moderno e di Storia delle costituzioni moderne nella Facoltà di Giurisprudenza della Università di Firenze. Di tale Facoltà è stato Preside per il triennio 1993-96. E’ Presidente del Polo Universitario di Prato. Ha svolto attività di ricerca in Italia ed all’estero, in particolar modo in Germania presso il Max Planck Institut per la storia del diritto europeo. E’ membro ordinario della società tedesca di storia costituzionale. E’ stato Visiting Professor nella Università di Chicago, Illinois. Tra le pubblicazioni più recenti: La scienza del diritto pubblico. Dottrine dello Stato e della Costituzione tra Otto e Novecento, due tomi, Milano, Giuffrè, 2001; Appunti di storia delle costituzioni moderne. I. Le libertà fondamentali, Torino, Giappichelli, 2014.

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Published

2016-07-19

Issue

No. 17 (2016): Historia Constitucional N. 17 (2016)

Section

STUDIES

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