Public Emergency, Presidentialism and Rule of Law in Argentina in the context of the COVID-19
The pandemic generated by the COVID-19 activated the institutional levers included in the Argentine Constitution to face public emergencies. However, the magnitude and impact of the situation generated by the COVID-19 pandemic surpassed and exceeded any legal and/or constitutional provision. The hea...
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| description | The pandemic generated by the COVID-19 activated the institutional levers included in the Argentine Constitution to face public emergencies. However, the magnitude and impact of the situation generated by the COVID-19 pandemic surpassed and exceeded any legal and/or constitutional provision. The health emergency highlighted a series of problems, social, political and economic, as well as issues related to the institutional design of the Argentine constitutional system. The aim of this paper is to analyzethe role of the Argentine State powers in this extraordinary situation of public health emergency and their performance in it, through a critical look at their performance, in order to examine whether it has beendeveloped within the framework of legality established by the constitutional regime, or whether it has been outside such legality.
The Argentine Republic shares with its Latin American sister nations the phenomenon known as "hyperpresidentialism", manifested in the great number of powers (de facto and de jure)exercised by the President of the Nation, as the person in charge of the executive power, creating a situation that ends up generating a dangerous imbalance of powers that threatens the democratic and republican system. The pandemic, in this sense, only highlighted this anomaly of the constitutional system.
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-121632021-07-12T06:22:26Z Public Emergency, Presidentialism and Rule of Law in Argentina in the context of the COVID-19 Emergencia pública, presidencialismo y Estado de Derecho en Argentina en el contexto del COVID-19 Emergência pública, presidencialismo e estado de direito na Argentina no contexto do COVID-19 Altavilla, Cristian Pandemic public emergency COVID-19 constitution constitutional regime legality hyper-presidentialism imbalance of powers Pandemia emergencia pública COVID-19 constitución argentina régimen constituciona legalidad hiperpresidencialismo desequilibrio de poderes Pandemia emergência pública COVID-19 Constituição Argentina regime constitucional legalidade hiperpresidencialismo desequilíbrio de poderes The pandemic generated by the COVID-19 activated the institutional levers included in the Argentine Constitution to face public emergencies. However, the magnitude and impact of the situation generated by the COVID-19 pandemic surpassed and exceeded any legal and/or constitutional provision. The health emergency highlighted a series of problems, social, political and economic, as well as issues related to the institutional design of the Argentine constitutional system. The aim of this paper is to analyzethe role of the Argentine State powers in this extraordinary situation of public health emergency and their performance in it, through a critical look at their performance, in order to examine whether it has beendeveloped within the framework of legality established by the constitutional regime, or whether it has been outside such legality. The Argentine Republic shares with its Latin American sister nations the phenomenon known as "hyperpresidentialism", manifested in the great number of powers (de facto and de jure)exercised by the President of the Nation, as the person in charge of the executive power, creating a situation that ends up generating a dangerous imbalance of powers that threatens the democratic and republican system. The pandemic, in this sense, only highlighted this anomaly of the constitutional system. La pandemia generada por el COVID-19 activó los resortes institucionales previstos por la Constitución argentina para enfrentar emergencias públicas. Sin embargo, la magnitud e impacto de la situación generada por la pandemia del COVID-19 superó y excedió cualquier previsión legal y/o constitucional.La emergencia sanitaria puso de resalto una serie de problemas tanto sociales, políticos y económicos, como del propio diseño institucional del sistema constitucional argentino. El objetivo del presente trabajoes analizar el rol de los poderes del Estado Argentino en esta situación extraordinaria de emergencia pública sanitaria y su desempeño en el mismo, a través de una mirada crítica sobre su actuación, para examinar si seha desarrollado en el marco de legalidad establecido por el régimen constitucional, o si bien ha estado al margen de dicha legalidad. La República Argentina comparte con sus hermanas naciones latinoamericanas el fenómeno denominado “hiperpresidencialismo”, manifestado en la gran cantidad de atribuciones (de hecho y de derecho) que ejerce el presidente de la nación, como encargado del poder ejecutivo, situación que termina por generar un peligroso desequilibrio de poderes que atenta contra el sistema democrático y republicano. La pandemia, en este sentido, no hizo más que poner de resalto esta anomalía del sistemaconstitucional. A pandemia gerada pela COVID-19 ativou as fontes institucionais da Constituição argentina para fazer frente às emergências públicas. No entanto, a magnitude e o impacto da situação gerada pela pandemia COVID-19 excedeu qualquer previsão legal e / ou constitucional. A emergência sanitária evidenciou uma série de problemas sociais, políticos e econômicos, bem como o desenho institucional do sistema constitucionalargentino. O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar o papel dos poderes do Estado argentino nesta situação extraordinária de emergência de saúde pública e sua atuação nesta situação, através de um olhar críticosobre sua atuação, para examinar se tem se desenvolvido no âmbito do legalidade estabelecida pelo regime constitucional, ou embora tenha estado fora dessa legalidade. A República Argentina compartilha com suas nações irmãs latino-americanas o fenômeno denominado “hiperpresidencialismo”, manifestado no grande número de poderes (de fato e de direito) exercidos pelo presidente da nação, como a cargo do Poder Executivo, situação que acaba gerando um perigoso desequilíbrio de poderes que ameaça o sistema democrático e republicano. A pandemia, nesse sentido, nadamais fez do que evidenciar essa anomalia no sistema constitucional. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2020-12-03 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/derecho_realidad/article/view/12163 10.19053/16923936.v18.n36.2020.12163 Derecho y Realidad; Vol. 18 No. 36 (2020): Julio-Diciembre 2020; 181-202 Derecho y Realidad; Vol. 18 Núm. 36 (2020): Julio-Diciembre 2020; 181-202 Derecho y Realidad; v. 18 n. 36 (2020): Julio-Diciembre 2020; 181-202 2619-5607 1692-3936 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/derecho_realidad/article/view/12163/9986 |
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| title | Public Emergency, Presidentialism and Rule of Law in Argentina in the context of the COVID-19 |
| title_alt | Emergencia pública, presidencialismo y Estado de Derecho en Argentina en el contexto del COVID-19 Emergência pública, presidencialismo e estado de direito na Argentina no contexto do COVID-19 |
| title_full | Public Emergency, Presidentialism and Rule of Law in Argentina in the context of the COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Public Emergency, Presidentialism and Rule of Law in Argentina in the context of the COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Public Emergency, Presidentialism and Rule of Law in Argentina in the context of the COVID-19 |
| title_short | Public Emergency, Presidentialism and Rule of Law in Argentina in the context of the COVID-19 |
| title_sort | public emergency presidentialism and rule of law in argentina in the context of the covid 19 |
| topic | Pandemic public emergency COVID-19 constitution constitutional regime legality hyper-presidentialism imbalance of powers Pandemia emergencia pública COVID-19 constitución argentina régimen constituciona legalidad hiperpresidencialismo desequilibrio de poderes Pandemia emergência pública COVID-19 Constituição Argentina regime constitucional legalidade hiperpresidencialismo desequilíbrio de poderes |
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