The Virgin Mary in the Temple of Justice: on how U.S. Jurisprudence is Messing up Argentine Constitutional Principles

This paper will illustrate how US constitutional law on the ?Establishment Clause? of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States2 is improperly influencing the religious culture and practices of Argentina. It will do so through the example of a dramatic real life situation which le...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Legarre, Santiago
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/36051
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/36051
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
ARGENTINE CONSTITUTION
US SUPREME COURT
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
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Sumario:This paper will illustrate how US constitutional law on the ?Establishment Clause? of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States2 is improperly influencing the religious culture and practices of Argentina. It will do so through the example of a dramatic real life situation which led to a momentous judicial decision. While drawing some conclusions from the affair, the paper will briefly consider the relevance of comparative constitutional analysis in the area of law and religion. It will also offer some observations on the comparative enterprise in general in order to attempt to explain how a problematic example, such as the Argentine case of the Virgin Mary in the Palace of Justice, can illuminate the proper understanding of comparative constitutional law.