Civil Law in the Face of Post-Modernity

• Autor: Trazegnies Granda, Fernando de
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 1991
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/6165
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechopucp/article/view/6165
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Civil law; postmodernity; social change; justice; crisis; Derecho Civil; postmodernidad; cambio social; justicia

The text explores the relationship between law and time, pointing out how law attempts to fix a static order in the face of temporal dynamism, while time internally transforms law. Based on this, a distinction is made between modernization (process of change), modernity (concrete social form of the last three Western centuries) and modernism (superficial adoption). Likewise, it is emphasized that, historically, civil law has been a key driver and component of modernization, providing order and predictability. However, the author points out that current civil law is facing a crisis, as it is perceived as less dynamic and as lagging behind in the face of socioeconomic changes. In this sense, it is criticized for its inertia in the face of rapid social change and its formalism, in addition to the migration of subjects to Public or Social Law. Finally, the author argues that this branch of law has opted for internal transformations, which are manifested mainly through the transition from modernity to postmodernity, ceasing to be an individualistic ethics to adopt a social and systemic perspective of justice.