Fifty years after the Constituent Assembly approved the text, the constitutional framework for the judiciary differs significantly from today's. The original 1976 text separated the two magistracies but did not establish the autonomy of the Public Prosecutor's Office, nor did it mandate specific internal structures or term limits for the Attorney General. Many features now considered constitutional, such as the existence of the Supreme Administrative Court or specific career access rules, were not present in the original document. The author argues that the 1976 text was more sober and left more room for legislative choice, whereas subsequent revisions have increasingly incorporated corporatist demands.
On the 50th anniversary of the judicial constitution
Thursday, 2 April 2026RSS










