Thomas Walker Dec 17, 2018:

Garantismo Garantismo is a European concept, which probably partly explains why it's hard to find a good English equivalent. In Spain, for example, after the death of Franco in 1975, a transition began to a more democratic, less repressive State. Over this period, basic rights were guaranteed; these went beyond what we in the U.S. consider to be basic rights, & included such things as the right to find work to support one's family, to have a safe place to live, to have medical care, to participate in democratic life, etc. - garantismo. Grossly oversimplifying, this new order predominated in Spanish life for decades. But with the increase in terrorism in the early 2000s, & the more recent immigration problems, there has been a desire on the part of police & state security organizations for more power to deal with these problems. These new powers often clash with the rights that have come to be accepted in post-Franco Spain. In particular, there is a fear that too many of the new policing rules are vague & ambiguously defined, leaving in the view of many way too much latitude to the police, & leading to possible erosion of for example the right to due process for the accused.

678 (asker) Dec 17, 2018:

Thank you for the additional information provided!

Manuel Cedeño Berrueta Dec 15, 2018:

El garantismo incluye el derecho al debido proceso, pero es mucho más que eso, es un sistema basado en la defensa y goce de los derechos fundamentales de la persona, incluidos derechos económicos y sociales. Al menos, eso es el deber ser.
Hay traducciones del español y el portugués donde lo traducen como “guaranteeism”:
3. Human Rights, Model of Guaranteeism, and Vital Minimum
According to Karl Loewenstein [9], human rights must be based on “fundamental socioeconomic rights”13, a notion which broadens their implementation range when playing an unavoidable role in people’s dignity. From Charles Taylor’s reflection, [10] “essentially considers rights as mechanisms to protect the individual’s autonomy over the State and society”14.
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Charles Davis Dec 14, 2018:

It seems to me that this is quite close to the idea of due process, though I wouldn't suggest translating it like that.

678 (asker) Dec 14, 2018:

Thank you very much for this link!

philgoddard Dec 14, 2018:

There's a definition on page 5 here, though I can't make head or tail of it.
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