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The adequacy of the norm to the socio-economic context of the society in which it rules is an indispensable requirement for its effectiveness, a premise that the leaders of the Cuban revolution took into account to erect the revolutionary process, thus, all economic, social movements that were experienced in the nascent years of the Cuban revolution were legitimized, with the promulgation of the 1976 Constitution as a maximum expression, legislative support for the fundamental principles of the Cuban revolution, ending the period of provisionality and beginning the institutionalization of Cuban State. A historical contextual analysis, taking into account the peculiarities of the economic, political and social stage, of the laws enacted after 1976, demonstrates our government's intention to legally support the principles and achievements of the Cuban revolution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article considers the Solemn Covenant issued by the Superior Board of Governors of Quito in 1812, and the census directed by Torivio Montes, in 1813, as the first step of the introduction of the Cadiz Constitution in the Audience of Quito, following the defeat of the Junta of Quito. These two policy instruments are valued in terms of the imaginaries of citizenship that they molded in terms of political representations they attempted to institute and the concept of territory as fundamental in shaping the institutional dynamics of local authorities which have aspirations to centralize power. Both instruments are considered as tools in terms of building central powers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the history Cortes de Cádiz, a 19th century Spanish legislative assembly that was responsible for achievements such as the 1812 Spanish Constitution, legislation concerning freedom of the press, labor laws, and the creation of political parties which included representation by delegates from the colonies in Latin America. The author examines the historical, political, and social implications of the courts in relation to the process of transformation from the old regime to the liberal state that was reversed by the policies of Spanish King Ferdinand VII.