Visions of Cádiz: The Constitution of 1812 in Historical and Constitutional Thought
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This chapter examines the ways the Spanish Constitution of 1812, also known as the Constitution of Cadiz, has been viewed in historical and constitutional thought. The document is a liberal constitution establishing constitutional rights, a representative government, and a parliamentary monarchy. It influenced ideas of American equality within the Spanish Empire, and its traces are observed in the the process of Latin American independence. To these accepted views, one must add that the Constitution was a lost moment in Latin American constitutional development. By the immediate politicization of constitutionalism after 1812, the document marks the beginning of constitutional difficulties in the region. This chapter has sections addressing: national sovereignty and popular representation, historical justification in the Cadiz process, liberal constitutionalism and constitutional rights, American equality and independence, and the politicization of constitutional texts and processes.
ISBN
9780857246158
Publication Date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing
City
Bingley, England
Keywords
Constitution, Cadiz, 1812, Latin America, Spain, Liberalism, Sovereignty, Representation, Historicity, Citizenship, Race, Slavery
Disciplines
Constitutional Law | Law | Legal History
Recommended Citation
M.C. Mirow, Visions of Cádiz: The Constitution of Cádiz in Historical and Constitutional Thought, in 53 STUDIES IN LAW, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY: MAKING SENSE OF THE PAST, (Austin Sarat, ed., 2010).
