Rule of Law: Access Code for a Continuous Democracy

The article discusses the notion of the Rule of Law as a central mechanism for the defense of fundamental rights and consequent access to democracy, achieving what we call continuous democracy. At first, we analyze how the French Revolution of 1789 impacted the emergence of constitutional Modernity by attributing autonomy to the body of citizens notably through the protection of individual rights. In the second part, we discuss how the Rule of Law assumes the linguistic expression of subjective rights present in society, even before becoming a guiding principle of the State.