Replaying the Past

Roles for Emotion in Judicial Invocations of Legislative History, and Precedent

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  • Emily Kidd White York University

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https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1105

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emociones, derecho y emociones, juzgar, razonamiento jurídico, derechos constitucionales

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El razonamiento jurídico en la tradición de derecho consuetudinario exige que los jueces partan de conceptos y de ejemplos que se supone se hacen eco de un significado emocional concreto y que, en el razonamiento judicial, operan como si de hecho así fuera. La aplicación judicial de derechos constitucionales se interpreta generalmente por medio de referencias a delitos anteriores (a través de encuadres contextuales precedentes o bien a través de la historia legislativa), lo que, a su vez, invoca una serie de emociones que profundizan e intensifican la interpretación judicial de una garantía jurídica (libertad de asociación, libertad de expresión, igualdad, seguridad de la persona, etc.). Este artículo analiza la forma en que las invocaciones a la historia política o a abusos de derechos (por mal o bien definidos que estén) sirven para formar un conjunto de emociones de servicio (que sirven para establecer un estado de ánimo concreto), que guían la aplicación judicial de la doctrina en casos de presuntas violaciones de derechos constitucionales.

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2024-05-29

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White, E. K. (2024) «Replaying the Past: Roles for Emotion in Judicial Invocations of Legislative History, and Precedent», Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 9(5), pp. 577–595. doi: 10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1105.

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