The Test of Proportionality in the Constitutional Court of Peru and the Supreme Federal Court

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2317-5389.2023.22.13607

Keywords:

Proportionality, Aplicability, Comparative Law, Jurisprudence, Peruvian Constitutional Court

Abstract

The purpose of this investigation is to examine the application of the proportionality test by the Constitutional Court of Peru and the Supreme Federal Court. The proportionality test is a central tool in the jurisdiction of the democratic constitutional Rule of Law. In a constitution with a catalog of fundamental rights, only justified restrictions based on the proportionality test are allowed. The problem of applying the proportionality test is central, justifying examining how constitutional courts employ this methodological tool. Analysis of decisions by the Constitutional Court of Peru shows application of the standard model, widely disseminated, configured in the subtests of the legitimacy of the end, adequacy, necessity and proportionality in the strict sense. Analysis of decisions of the Supreme Federal Court shows the prevalence of indistinct and not rigorous application of a general and broad idea of ​​proportionality, more like a rhetorical-argumentative topoi, sometimes identified with reasonability or weighting. In some decisions, the application of the proportionality test in the configuration of the standard model can be tracked. In comparison, the decisions of the Constitutional Court of Peru are superior to those of the Supreme Federal Court as to the quality of the reasoning for the application of the proportionality test. Comparative bibliographic research and comparative case analyze. Hypothetical deductive method.

 

Author Biographies

Anizio Pires Gavião Filho, Faculdade de Direito da Fundação Escola Superior do Ministério Público

 

   

Renata Vielmo Guidolin, Faculdade de Direito da Fundação Escola Superior do Ministério Público

 

 

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Published

2023-12-21

How to Cite

Gavião Filho, A. P. ., & Guidolin, R. V. (2023). The Test of Proportionality in the Constitutional Court of Peru and the Supreme Federal Court. Human Rights and Democracy Journal, 11(22), e13607. https://doi.org/10.21527/2317-5389.2023.22.13607