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The Legal Reasoning of the Judge and the Mixed Forms of Constitutional Justice from a Comparative Perspective

Authors

  • Natalia Bernal Cano Doctora en Derecho y Magister en Derecho Comparado de los Estados Europeos de la U. de París

Abstract

The following work attempts to define the scope of judicial activism in a state subject to the rule of law (State of Law). In sum, it defends a moderate legal positivism system: judges' creativity must be subject to the Constitution and the legal system.

Keywords:

Legal reasoning, judicial activism, jurisprudence, judicial precedent, constitutional justice