The Horizontal Accountability in the Paraguayan Constitution

This paper addresses the analysis of the dimensions of the quality of democracy: horizontal accountability, specifically that which occurs between the executive and legislature in the case of Paraguay. It examines the constitutional design of the 1992 accountability from the perspective of the influ...

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Autor: Cattebeke González, Catherine
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Cuestiones Constitucionales. Revista Mexicana de Derecho Constitucional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/6032
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.juridicas.unam.mx/index.php/cuestiones-constitucionales/article/view/6032
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:horizontal accountability
accountability
control means
legislative
executive
constitution
authoritarian traditions
accountability horizontal
rendición de cuentas
medios de control
Poder Legislativo
Poder Ejecutivo
Constitución
tradiciones autoritarias
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Sumario:This paper addresses the analysis of the dimensions of the quality of democracy: horizontal accountability, specifically that which occurs between the executive and legislature in the case of Paraguay. It examines the constitutional design of the 1992 accountability from the perspective of the influence of authoritarian legacies. This work is divided into three parts, first is the theoretical details, second talking about the design of horizontal accountability in the paraguayan Constitution of 1992 and the last theme explores the relationship between the constitutional design and authoritarian traditions.