Anti-constitutionalism
Definition
A doctrinal current, political attitude, or legal doctrine opposing the principles of constitutionalism, challenging the authority, supremacy, or legitimacy of the fundamental law or of constitutional barriers imposed on state power. In a political science sense, it describes authoritarian theories or regimes promoting executive power concentration and the subordination of the judiciary, while ignoring the core rules of constitutional democracy.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Anti-constitutionalism
- Anti-constitutionalism
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun, singular conceptual form without regular plural variations. |
| Formation | Prefixation created by combining the modern operational element 'anti-' with the specialized political noun 'constitutionalism'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [an.ti.kon.sti.tu.t͡sjo.na.ˈlizm] |
| Source | Glossary of Modern Jurisprudence, Comparative Constitutionalism, and Political Systems |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Eseul publicat de politolog denunță acest anticonstituționalism mascat, mascat sub forma unor reforme administrative de urgență.
EN: The essay published by the political scientist denounces this masked anti-constitutionalism, hidden under the guise of emergency administrative reforms.
RO: Ascensiunea unor regimuri totalitare în perioada interbelică s-a bazat pe un anticoncomitent de stat și pe anticonstituționalism.
EN: The rise of certain totalitarian regimes during the interwar period was based on a state anti-communism and anti-constitutionalism.
RO: Analiza juridică pune în lumină argumentele folosite de dictatori pentru a justifica acest tip de anticonstituționalism.
EN: The legal analysis highlights the arguments used by dictators to justify this type of anti-constitutionalism.
Idioms & Phrases
Doctrină de anticonstituționalism / Anti-constitutionalism doctrine
RO: Set de teorii juridice autocratice care pun decretele liderului de stat deasupra normelor constituționale scrise.
EN: A set of autocratic legal theories placing the state leader's decrees above written constitutional norms.
Manifestare de anticonstituționalism / Manifestation of anti-constitutionalism
RO: Acțiune guvernamentală repetată prin care se suspendă sau se ignoră garanțiile cetățenești stabilite prin legea supremă.
EN: A repeated government action whereby citizen guarantees established by the supreme law are suspended or ignored.
Anticonstituționalism ideologic / Ideological anti-constitutionalism
RO: Curent de gândire extremist care promovează înlocuirea republicilor democratice cu forme totalitare sau de control absolut.
EN: An extremist trend of thought promoting the replacement of democratic republics with totalitarian or absolute control forms.
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