LA INTERPRETACIÓ LITERAL DELS TEXTOS CONSTITUCIONALS. (Italian)

LITERAL INTERPRETATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL TEXTS. (English)

Despite the widespread assumption that literal interpretation is problem-free, establishing what it actually consists of is an extremely complex undertaking. Issues such as the relevance of context and intentations have led to reject its importance in general, and particularly in the legal domain. In the case of constitutional interpretation, which involves the interpretation of a text drawn up in the distant past, the very possibility of speaking of a literal reading would seem questionable. In this article, I will provide a reconstruction of literal interpretation that, whilst attaching some importance to intentions and the passage of time, leaves room for the fact that individuals' beliefs change and that there are often a number of possible semantic alternatives available. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tot i l'assumpció generalitzada del caràcter no problemàtic de la interpretació literal, determinar en què consisteix resulta de gran complexitat. Aspectes com la incidència del context i de les intencions han portat a rebutjar-ne la rellevància en general, i en el context jurídic en particular. En el cas de la interpretació constitucional, en què s'interpreta un text elaborat en un passat distant, inclús la possibilitat de parlar d'una lectura literal del text constitucional sembla qüestionable. Aquí oferiré una reconstrucció de la interpretació literal que, tot i conferir un pes a les intencions i al transcurs del temps, permeti donar cabuda al fet que les creences dels individus són canviants i que sovint hi ha diverses alternatives semàntiques disponibles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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