THE PRINCIPLES OF CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION

REASONABLENESS, PROPORTIONALITY, AND OTHER INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES

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  • Adolfo Mamoru Nishiyama

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to review constitutional interpretation by studying the main characteristics and principles that guide it. The supremacy of constitutional rule is fundamental to understanding the principles of interpretation of a country’s Constitution. Two very important principles are also reviewed – reasonableness and proportionality – which serve as vectors for guiding a constitutional interpretation. Other interpretive principles are also analyzed to complement the idea of a constitutional interpretation.

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05/12/2025

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