El constitucionalismo latinoamericano y la oleada de reformas constitucionales en la región andina

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the general outline of the constitutional reforms approved in the countries of the Andean region in the past decades. It is preceded by a general consideration of the meaning of constitutions and constitutional development in Latin American juridical culture. It also approaches the origins and political meaning of some constitutional processes and analyzes recent attempts to revise the constitution carried out in the region.