Some Considerations about De Facto Governments and Constitutional Validity

• Autor: Belaúnde López de Romaña, Javier de
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 1974
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/6142
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechopucp/article/view/6142
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Constitution of the Republic of Peru, 1933; De Facto Governments; Constitutional Law; Rule of Law; Coup; Constituent Power; Decree Act; Constitución Peruana de 1933; Gobiernos De Facto; Derecho Constitucional; Estado de Derecho; Golpe de Estado; Poder Constituyente; Decreto Ley

In 1968, the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces took control and introduced changes that violated the 1933 Political Constitution of Peru. From that moment on, a debate has been generated on the validity of the Constitution. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the legal considerations surrounding de facto governments and the problem of constitutional validity. In this direction, the concepts of constitutionalism and the effects of de facto governments on the legal system are under investigation. This framework allows the evaluation of the mutations and the identification of the legal changes introduced by coups d'état. It is concluded that in order to verify the effective application of constitutional law, as in the case of de facto governments, it is of the utmost importance to analyze it in its historical, social and economic context.