Political law against «new latin american constitutionalism» analysis with the model of constitutional democracy

Abstract

The objective of This article is to deal with the characteristics of the so-called «New Latin American Constitutionalism», whose germ is found in the constitutional processes of the States Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela, without prejudice to the antecedent that the Colombian Constitution of 1991 meant. Considering the insistent criticisms that have been made in this new paradigm, a comparison will be drawn with the Constitutional Democracy Model, seeking to underline the main aspect that have those proposal.