Liberal Constitutionalism in the Post-Colony - Contradiction in Terms or Case Study in Reflexive Globalisation?

Liberal Constitutionalism in the Post-Colony - Contradiction in Terms or Case Study in Reflexive Globalisation? Roux, Theunis Author aut Text xx# 2026 Verfassungsblog 2026-02-12 eng Liberal constitutionalism is much maligned today as, at best, a culturally contingent approach to governance, and, at worst, epistemically hubristic. Concepts like the rule of law and the separation of powers, far from expressing universal truths, are said to be inseparably tied to the European Enlightenment. Their continued presence in constitutions around the world is less an indication of their durability and more a reflection of their current status as conceptual driftwood deposited at the high-water mark of Western hegemony. But is this an accurate account of liberal constitutionalism and does it really square with our understanding of the way legal concepts are recycled between North and South? CC BY-SA 4.0 Roux, Theunis India Liberal Constitutionalism Postcolonial Studies South Africa 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/liberal-constitutionalism-in-the-post-colony/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/294b46378f91cda5 260212 10.59704/294b46378f91cda5 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)