Taking its cue from Stefano Rodotà's last works and his search for "necessary utopias" in the principle of solidarity, this chapter asks whether a Global North increasingly challenged by illiberal democracies can learn from the constitutionalisms of the Global South. Against Eurocentric constitutional provincialism, it argues for a "meridian" constitutional thought open to Southern voices and legal pluralism. After discussing the "false starts" of global constitutionalism and the insights of postcolonial theory, it explores the (post-)constitutionalisms of Africa, South-East Asia and Latin America in search of such utopias, beyond the "epistemic arrogance" of the Global North.
Costituzionalismo meridiano. «Utopie necessarie» dal Global South per il futuro del costituzionalismo democratico
Enrico BUONO
2020-01-01
Abstract
Taking its cue from Stefano Rodotà's last works and his search for "necessary utopias" in the principle of solidarity, this chapter asks whether a Global North increasingly challenged by illiberal democracies can learn from the constitutionalisms of the Global South. Against Eurocentric constitutional provincialism, it argues for a "meridian" constitutional thought open to Southern voices and legal pluralism. After discussing the "false starts" of global constitutionalism and the insights of postcolonial theory, it explores the (post-)constitutionalisms of Africa, South-East Asia and Latin America in search of such utopias, beyond the "epistemic arrogance" of the Global North.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
