Government’s model of Responsibility/Responsiveness in 1978 Constitution or playing at «seven and a half»

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/rdp.101.2018.21957

Keywords:

responsiveness/responsability, Government, accountability, reprobation, «vote of confidence», «motion of censure»

Abstract

Abstract:
This paper analyzes the regime of government responsibility/responsiveness in the 1978 Spanish Constitution from a dual perspective. On one hand, it explains the constitutional rules that govern the regime of governmental responsibility/responsiveness, both legal and political. On the other hand, it focuses on the development of the constitutional provisions in the 40 years of our Constitution, commenting on the most outstanding cases of criminal trials in which former members of the Council of Ministers have been involved, such as «votes of confidence» or «motions of censorship» that have taken place in parliamentary seat. Finally, it analyzes, from a critical perspective, the inadequacies of the system and adding proposals for the future.

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Esther González Hernández, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Profesora Titular de Derecho Constitucional. Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Paseo de los Artilleros s/n. 28032 Vicálvaro. Madrid. 

Published

2018-04-28

How to Cite

González Hernández, E. (2018). Government’s model of Responsibility/Responsiveness in 1978 Constitution or playing at «seven and a half». Revista de Derecho Político, 1(101), 183–214. https://doi.org/10.5944/rdp.101.2018.21957

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MONOGRÁFICO XL ANIVERSARIO CONSTITUCIÓN. TÍTULOS III, IV Y V

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