Una mirada al federalismo argentino: discurso y realidad

Abstract:Basically, this paper attempts: (i) to present the current situation of argentine federalism; (ii) to examine whether in reality have been fulfilled the guidelines established by the constitutional reform of 1994 to «strengthen» it; (iii) to analyze some issues of interest arising from federal dynamics, for example: (a) whether provincial constitutions can establish more rights than those contained in the Federal Constitution or provide rights already enshrined in this (and replicated in those) a stronger protective flow; (b) about the «federal clause» included in certain international human rights instruments, such as the Inter-American Convention on Human Rights, and (c) in relation to the impact of the conventionality control in federal relations; and, finally, (iv) to try to capturing the perspectives of federalism contained in the argentinian institutional horizon.Resumen:Básicamente, este trabajo intenta: (i) presentar la situación actual del federalismo argentino; (ii) examinar si en la realidad han quedado cumplidas las pautas establecidas por la reforma constitucional de 1994 para «fortalecerlo»; (iii) analizar algunas cuestiones de interés que emanan de la dinámica federal, por ejemplo: (a) acerca de si las constituciones provinciales pueden establecer más derechos que los contenidos en la Constitución nacional o dotar a los ya consagrados en ésta (y replicados en aquélla) de un caudal protectivo más fuerte, (b) sobre la «cláusula federal» incluida en determinados instrumentos internacionales sobre derechos humanos, como el Pacto de San José de Costa Rica, y (c) en relación con el impacto del control de convencionalidad en las relaciones federales; y, por último, (iv) visualizar las perspectivas que respecto del federalismo aparecen en el horizonte institucional de Argentina. Abstract:Basically, this paper attempts: (i) to present the current situation of argentine federalism; (ii) to examine whether in reality have been fulfilled the guidelines established by the constitutional reform of 1994 to «strengthen» it; (iii) to analyze some issues of interest arising from federal dynamics, for example: (a) whether provincial constitutions can establish more rights than those contained in the Federal Constitution or provide rights already enshrined in this (and replicated in those) a stronger protective flow; (b) about the «federal clause» included in certain international human rights instruments, such as the Inter-American Convention on Human Rights, and (c) in relation to the impact of the conventionality control in federal relations; and, finally, (iv) to try to capturing the perspectives of federalism contained in the argentinian institutional horizon