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Título: | Proceduralism and the epistemic dilemma of Supreme Courts |
Autor(es): | Santoro, Daniele Liveriero, Federica |
Palavras-chave: | Proceduralism Epistemic peer-hood Epistocracy Supreme courts Judicial review epistocracy, Supreme Courts |
Data: | 16-Mai-2017 |
Editora: | Taylor & Francis |
Revista: | Social Epistemology |
Citação: | Federica Liveriero & Daniele Santoro (2017) Proceduralism and the epistemic dilemma of Supreme Courts, Social Epistemology, 31:3, 310-323, DOI: 10.1080/02691728.2017.1317872 |
Resumo(s): | Proceduralists hold that democracy has a non-instrumental value consisting in the ideal of equality incorporated by fair procedures. Yet, proceduralism does not imply that every outcome of a democratic procedure is fair per se. In the non-ideal setting of constitutional democracies, government and legislative decisions may result from factional con icts, or depend on majoritarian dictatorships. In these circumstances, Supreme Courts provide a guardianship against contested outcomes by enacting mechanisms of checks and balances, constitutional interpretation and judicial review. Yet, in virtue of this role, Supreme Courts exercise a form of epistocratic power, which rests at odds with the ideal of political equality. We analyse this dilemma and propose a solution, arguing that Supreme Courts do not run unrestrained decisions; rather their decisional power is bound to the protective function of fundamental rights, in which their constitutional mandate ultimately consists. |
Tipo: | Artigo |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/48282 |
DOI: | 10.1080/02691728.2017.1317872 |
ISSN: | 0269-1728 |
e-ISSN: | 1464-5297 |
Versão da editora: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02691728.2017.1317872 |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso restrito autor |
Aparece nas coleções: | CEPS - Publicações dos investigadores do CEPS |
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