La constitucionalidad de contienda: La promoción juridica de la guerra civil en la Colombia del siglo XIX

Nineteenthcentury Colombia offers the opportunity to study the ways in which political actors made use of the law In fact, the constitutions can be understood as the legal translation of military triumphs and shifts in power, and even as instigators of confrontation and conditions propitious for ana...

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Published in:Historia crítica (Bogotá, Colombia) Colombia), 2008-01 (35), p.130-149
Main Author: Marie-Laure Basilien-Gainche
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
anarchy
centralism
Colombia
Constitution
federalism
law
nineteenth century
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Summary:Nineteenthcentury Colombia offers the opportunity to study the ways in which political actors made use of the law In fact, the constitutions can be understood as the legal translation of military triumphs and shifts in power, and even as instigators of confrontation and conditions propitious for anarchy The opposition between Conservatives and Liberals, manifest both on the battle feld and in state institutions, were expressed in a series of constitutions. Thus, instead of establishing the rule of law, constitutions promoted political disorder.
ISSN:0121-1617
1900-6152