Pasado, presente y futuro de la reforma constitucional en España

Abstract

The constitutional reform belongs to that kind of subjects that, because of the transcendence that they have in the life of any democratic State, occupy a pre-eminent place among the objects of study of the constitutionalist doctrine. In the recent history of our country, in addition, the reform constitutes an axis around which revolves, not only the legal discussion, but also the programmatic discourse and the relations between the different political forces. What is obvious is that an issue of such relevance must be approached with sufficient depth and from the necessary critical spirit. A superficial or partisan treatment would suppose an irresponsible sample of frivolity that would repel very negatively in a public opinion and a political debate that present worrisome symptoms of devaluation and argument poverty. This work outlines an overview of the constitutional reform in Spain, from its constitutional regulation to the reforms planned for our fundamental norm, both those that went ahead as those that failed or are still merely proposed as a possibility of improvement or aggiornamento of our Constitution.