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The Living Constitution as a Methodology for Constitutional Interpretation: A Comparative Study

Prof. Dr. Munir Hammoud Dakhil

Abstract

The constitutionality review does not always reflect the values prevailing in the community at the time of the constitution’s issuance. If it were possible to interpret the constitution years after its application in light of the values that it witnessed, the constitution would no longer reflect concepts and values that the community no longer has a stake in. It is true to say that parliament does not express the general will except to the extent that it respects the constitution, and that the flow of opinions and ideas and their diversity is the essence of democracy, and that these new concepts crystallize a framework for a nascent democracy whose features and framework are determined by the constitutionality review body. The uniqueness of constitutions lies in their adaptability to fundamental principles in response to contemporary needs, rather than in static interpretations rooted in the past, reflecting the living constitution approach to the evolving interpretation of rights and freedoms.

الكلمات المفتاحية: Constitution, Judiciary, Oversight, Law, Interpretation

اقرأ البحث

تحميل الدستور الحي كمنهج للتفسير الدستوري - دراسة مقارنة (Arabic)

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كيفية الاقتباس

Prof. Dr. Munir Hammoud Dakhil. "The Living Constitution as a Methodology for Constitutional Interpretation: A Comparative Study". College of Law, Sumer University, %2026.