Abstract
The article describes the origins, the organization, the membership and the role of the Venice Commission and examines its contribution to global constitution-making, the analysis being situated within the literature concerning transnational legal orders. It is concluded that although it cannot be over-estimated, one should not under-estimate either the impact of the Venice Commission in consolidating and strengthening democracy, human rights and Rule of Law in those countries willing to accept the advices of the Commission.
Translated title of the contribution | The global constitution-making. The role of the Venice Commission |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 79-109 |
Number of pages | 31 |
Journal | Teoria y Realidad Constitucional |
Issue number | 40 |
State | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Constitutionalism
- Democreacy
- Human rigths
- Rule of Law
- Venice Commission
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Political Science and International Relations
- Law