Comparative Regionalism and Constitutional Imitations in the Integration Process of Central America

This article will present some preliminary conclusions drawn after conducting the first stage of a research, which intends to study the constitutional characteristics of the Integration Process of Central America (in its diachronic and synchronic dimension) by means of assessing its legal and extralegal formants in order to verify if its structure and modality are a result of a specific historical and cultural context with elements of originality and innovation; or if they are a mere consequence of a strict �constitutional imitation� of foreign external models (EU) shaped by the interests of the dominant �criolla� economic elite; or if in addition we are in the presence (in terms of regional integration) of a �symbolic constitutionalization�. This comparative analysis will enable to develop further theory to answer the question of the use of the European Union as an appropriate �tertium comparationis�, as well as to empirically verify the existence of an �Euro-Latin American dialogue� and its corresponding �key words� by focusing on the a cross-comparative approach of the historical formation of the European collective singulars (N. Elias and R. Koselleck) and of its legal constitutional system.

本文将呈现一项研究第一阶段完成后得出的初步结论。该研究旨在通过评估中美洲一体化进程（Integration Process of Central America）的法律与非法律构成要素（legal and extralegal formants），探析其历时与共时维度（diachronic and synchronic dimension）下的宪法特征，以验证其结构与模式究竟是源于兼具原创性与创新性元素的特定历史文化语境；亦或是仅为受占主导地位的"克里奥尔"（criolla）经济精英利益驱使，对域外外部模式——欧盟（European Union, EU）进行严格宪法模仿（constitutional imitation）的结果；抑或是在区域一体化（regional integration）层面呈现出"象征性宪法化"（symbolic constitutionalization）的特征。
本次比较分析将为构建进一步的理论框架提供支撑，以解答"将欧盟作为恰当比较参照基准（tertium comparationis）是否合理"这一问题；同时，通过采用诺贝特·埃利亚斯（N. Elias）与莱因哈特·科泽勒克（R. Koselleck）提出的欧洲集体单数（European collective singulars）历史建构及其法律宪法体系的跨比较研究方法，实证验证"欧-拉对话（Euro-Latin American dialogue）"及其相应核心话语（key words）的存在性。