constitutionalisation
kon-stih-too-shuh-nuh-li-ZAY-shun
Definition
The process of bringing a specific issue, right, or set of practices under the formal control, protection, or scrutiny of constitutional law.
Etymology
The word is formed from the noun 'constitution' (from the Latin 'constitutio', meaning a system or regulation) plus the suffix '-alize' and '-ation' to denote the act or process of making something constitutional.
In the news
The author uses this term to describe the risky move of treating digital interference as a direct constitutional violation, which grants courts new power to invalidate electoral outcomes. It highlights the tension between using constitutional law to protect democracy and potentially overreaching into electoral politics.
Digital Militant Democracy: Free Elections, Technological Interference and the Limits of Constitutional Self-Defence
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