The delay in the election of judges of the Constitutional Court. A prospective solution

The delay in the election of judges of the Constitutional Court threatens to become one of the main problems of the composition of the specialized bodies of constitutional jurisdiction. It is not just a formal breach of terms that can trivialized, but we are in the presence of a more serious problem...

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Main Author: José Antonio Estrada Marún
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Deusto 2014-12-01
Series:Estudios de Deusto
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Online Access:http://revista-estudios.revistas.deusto.es/article/view/280
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spelling doaj-1d3897ba9b3449f68683ee61a7b631022020-11-25T02:44:01ZengUniversidad de DeustoEstudios de Deusto0423-48472386-90622014-12-01592639310.18543/ed-59(2)-2011pp63-93234The delay in the election of judges of the Constitutional Court. A prospective solutionJosé Antonio Estrada Marún0Universidad Carlos III de MadridThe delay in the election of judges of the Constitutional Court threatens to become one of the main problems of the composition of the specialized bodies of constitutional jurisdiction. It is not just a formal breach of terms that can trivialized, but we are in the presence of a more serious problem that shows the strategic behavior of political forces to influence the composition of the supreme interpreter of the Constitution. This interferes with the ordinary functions of the Court and does not put the constitutional judge in the best position to exercise their delicate institutional roles. This paper presents some initial observations of the delay in the election of constitutional judges in Spain and introduces a proposal to avoid the problem. <p><strong>Published online</strong>: 02 December 2014</p>http://revista-estudios.revistas.deusto.es/article/view/280derecho constitucionaltribunal constitucionaljuez constitucionaldesignación de magistrados constitucionalesretraso en la elección de magistrados constitucionales
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The delay in the election of judges of the Constitutional Court. A prospective solution
Estudios de Deusto
derecho constitucional
tribunal constitucional
juez constitucional
designación de magistrados constitucionales
retraso en la elección de magistrados constitucionales
author_facet José Antonio Estrada Marún
author_sort José Antonio Estrada Marún
title The delay in the election of judges of the Constitutional Court. A prospective solution
title_short The delay in the election of judges of the Constitutional Court. A prospective solution
title_full The delay in the election of judges of the Constitutional Court. A prospective solution
title_fullStr The delay in the election of judges of the Constitutional Court. A prospective solution
title_full_unstemmed The delay in the election of judges of the Constitutional Court. A prospective solution
title_sort delay in the election of judges of the constitutional court. a prospective solution
publisher Universidad de Deusto
series Estudios de Deusto
issn 0423-4847
2386-9062
publishDate 2014-12-01
description The delay in the election of judges of the Constitutional Court threatens to become one of the main problems of the composition of the specialized bodies of constitutional jurisdiction. It is not just a formal breach of terms that can trivialized, but we are in the presence of a more serious problem that shows the strategic behavior of political forces to influence the composition of the supreme interpreter of the Constitution. This interferes with the ordinary functions of the Court and does not put the constitutional judge in the best position to exercise their delicate institutional roles. This paper presents some initial observations of the delay in the election of constitutional judges in Spain and introduces a proposal to avoid the problem. <p><strong>Published online</strong>: 02 December 2014</p>
topic derecho constitucional
tribunal constitucional
juez constitucional
designación de magistrados constitucionales
retraso en la elección de magistrados constitucionales
url http://revista-estudios.revistas.deusto.es/article/view/280
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