What is constitutionalism

What is the definition of a constitutionalist?
constitutionalist in American English
1. an adherent or advocate of constitutionalism or of an existing constitution.
2an expert on a political constitution..

noun constitutional government.

constitutionalism, doctrine that a government's authority is determined by a body of laws or constitution. Although constitutionalism is sometimes regarded as a synonym for limited government, that is only one interpretation and by no means the most prominent one historically.

Is constitutionalism a myth?

But if semantic meaning, intentions and Hercules' best theory are all at the mercy of dominant ideologies and the whims and convictions of judges, then the kind of protections heralded by the idea of constitutionalism may be a myth, and a harmful one at that

So what is the solution according to critical theorists?

What are the basic principles of constitutionalism?

Constitutionalism lays down precepts such as the rule of law, democracy, human rights, and the separation of powers, which operate within a constitutional order to mediate the interaction between law and power in subnational, national, supranational, and global governance systems