New constitutionalism and the foundations of the legal system

Inside the field of Law, the usual question about the meaning of a determined concept or the question towards what it makes reference to has alwaysbeen complicated. In the last years, different events have produced that philosophical trends reconsider the understanding of the legal system.In the pre...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Cassagne, Juan Carlos
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:Perú
Institution:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repository:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/16730
Online Access:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/themis/article/view/16730
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:positivism
jusnaturalism
new constitutionalism
Constitutional Law
Administrative Law
positivismo
iusnaturalismo
nuevo constitucionalismo
Derecho Constitucional
Derecho Administrativo
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Summary:Inside the field of Law, the usual question about the meaning of a determined concept or the question towards what it makes reference to has alwaysbeen complicated. In the last years, different events have produced that philosophical trends reconsider the understanding of the legal system.In the present article, the author does a presentation of what new constitutionalism means and its opinion towards it. The author also makes a critical analysis of the positivist and jusnaturalist visions, connecting them with the understandingof Law and the legal system, making an emphasis on Administrative Law.