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Brexit, Human Rights and the Role of Constitutional Culture
Para explorar completamente esse território, é essencial apreciar como o Brexit e os Direitos Humanos se encaixam na “Cultura Constitucional” mais ampla do Estado. O artigo inicia esta discussão examinando o que significa o conceito de cultura constitucional, tanto em geral como também dentro do contexto específico e idiossincrático do Reino Unido. Em seguida, explora como os direitos humanos se...
... 1 ROS, Taylor. Is Boris Johnson’s Brexit posturing just a power play? LSE Brexit , London, 31 jul. 2019. Available at: ... Last ... to guarantee only a collective freedom to bear arms in organised military groups. 14 Yet the Second Amendment has become bound up with numerous ... -
Brazil in comparative perspective: the legacy of the founding, and the future of constitutional development
Esse trabalho analisa a fundação constitucional brasileira e uma perspectiva comparada, procurando entender como a identidade da fundação influenciou o desenvolvimento constitucional ao longo das três décadas desde que o documento constitucional foi promulgado. Criando uma ligação entre o desenvolvimento histórico e político da fundação e o modo pelo qual a Constituição mudou ao longo do tempo,...
... and commercial elite they could not dislodge from the heights of power and futile campaigns to reform the state and establish a regenerate acy on the North American and Western European model. The military regime had done more for these groups than multiply opportunities of ... - New Eletrobras CEO pleases power industry, market
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Crimes e danos ambientais: a criminologia crítica como pressuposto para a criminologia verde ? influências e convergências
Este estudo tem por objetivo compreender de que maneira a criminologia verde se compatibiliza ou não com os desdobramentos da criminologia crítica. Através de pesquisa exploratória bibliográfica, são descritas essas teorias e suas aproximações e afastamentos. A conclusão aponta para uma aproximação paradigmática, visto que destacam a relação funcional entre controle penal e o sistema de...
... system of immunities and selective criminalization evidenced in the power relations between the dominant groups and the marginalized minorities and ... governments, transnational corporations, military apparatuses) and also by ordinary people”. (Tradução nossa) ... -
Law under Fascim: Fascism anarchy of the monopolistic bourgeois power
... in regimes with varying arrangements between the state and civil society that, in other analytical perspectives appear classified into like military dictatorships or so-called authoritarian regimes, as defined by the sociological interpretation of Juan Linz. This is not to disregard the marked ...
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Competition law and neoliberalism: the regulation of economic concentration in Brazil/Direito da concorrencia e neoliberalismo: a regulacao da concentracao economica no Brasil.
... , the worldwide spread of competition laws to control the economic power of corporations. How to make sense of the fact that the liberalization of ... solely served the purposes of governmental economic policy of the military regime, strongly based on intervention and facilitating the concentration ...
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Brazil in São José da Costa Rica: 20 years of recognition of the contentious jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
This article was written to mark the 20th anniversary of recognition by the Brazilian State of the contentious jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. It is intended to make an individualized analysis of the sentences in nine cases in which Brazil was defendant between 1998 and 2018. It identifies then the systemic aspects of the sentences, pointing out the main difficulties for
... 1 The Carandiru Massacre was the result of an operation of the Military Police of São Paulo, held on October 2, 1992, to hold a prisoner ... was recognized under the supervision and inspection of the Public Power. In addition, it was clear to CtIDH that people with disabilities, because ... -
Social media as a new form of media
... evolving roles are felt in the context of political issues and military crises, has largely supplanted traditional media in recent years. Today, ... power centers. For instance, The US Department of State spokesperson Victoria ...
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China's artificial islands in the south China sea: geopolitics versus rule of law
China’s construction of artificial islands during last few years has raised concerns about militarisation of the South China Sea threatening stability and security for littoral countries. China claims over 80 per cent of the South China Sea and it is building landing and garrison facilities over geographical features classified as rocks and coral reefs. China's claims are grounded on their...
... the People's Republic of China (PRC), which include civilian and military facilities like airstrips, ports and lighthouses. Although Chinese ... ) artificial islands for economic development and installations like power-stations; (c) artificial installations for communications and transport; ... -
Judicial adjudication in housing rights in Brazil and Colombia: a comparative perspective
Cooperative constitutionalism is the watchword in the 21st. century, and the creation of a judicial network is an important tool to improve human rights protection. This paper intends to contribute in that field, reporting the constitutional framework and the main decisions held by the Brazilian and the Colombian Constitutional Courts in protecting housing rights. The comparison is justified by...
... In Brazil, after almost three decades of military dictatorship, and the defeat in 1984 of the massive popular movement in ... approved in the Brazilian constitution, the central distribution of power, and the main commitment with social transformation is still there – ... -
Pandemic and crimes against humanity: the "inhuman character" of health catastrophe management in Brazil /Pandemia e crimes contra a humanidade: o "car
... initiative to protect or promote health represents a "discretionary power" (5), or if it corresponds to an obligation to act, based on the ... are under way or being investigated, including in civilian or military positions, and at times they count on the support of political movements ...
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Beyond futebol and language: what have we missed from not paying Brazilian constitutionalism its due attention? Reflections from Chile
Este ensaio propõe uma reflexão crítica e comparativa com foco na falta de “diálogo constitucional” que o Chile desenvolveu com o Brasil – e vice-versa. Depois de propor algumas disputas para explicar essa falta de atenção (colonialismo cultural e constitucional, por um lado, aliado ao poder geopolítico do Brasil, por outro), passa a lamentar o quanto essa falta de atenção prejudicou o Chile. Ao...
... colonialism, on the one hand, coupled with Brazil geopolitical power, on the other), it moves on to lament what this lack of attention has ... One narrative wanted to mark a decisive break with military dictatorship, and the other saw transition as the culmination of a gradual ... -
Guerra global: superando o conceito de guerra moderna
O presente artigo se propõe a analisar como o conceito de guerra moderna vem sendo alterado, neste início de século, pelos efeitos dos diversos processos de globalização. O fenômeno será aqui estudado em um sentido mais crítico-analítico que meramente ideológico-político, buscando estruturar os argumentos teóricos...
... 20-41 ... Hirst, P., War and Power in the 21 st Century. The State, Military Conflict and the International ... -
Presidential powers in the system of state supervision in the management sphere of the russian federation
... of constitutional and legal fundamentals of presidential power as an independent branch, its identification with executive (partially) ... approves the military doctrine of the Russian Federation”; “he appoints and dismisses the ...
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Constitutional neutrality: an essay on the essential meaning of freedom of speech
... to cause or conspire to cause insubordination in the American military or obstruction of military recruitment 4 ... At the time, Americans could ... Abuse of power and corruption can be denounced and maybe prevented by fear of revelation ...
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The current influence of social media on democratic debate, political parties and electioneering
This article provides an overview on how digital social media influences the debate and some of the major democratic organizations - namely political parties and electioneering campaigns. Its specific objectives are: i) to expose the debate about the democratic essence (or not) of the internet; ii) to analyze risk factors for democracy brought about by the digitization of social communications;...
... Information Revolution was envisaged, and it would modify vertical power relations and allow dissemination of power to virtual users. 8 However, ... governments targeting liberal democracy by various non-military means. Although the means employed in that kind of interference — ... -
Constitutionalizing umbrella-concepts: peace and conflict in the Brazilian Constitution
... is intended to increase the number of permanent members with veto power ... Considering this, we can conclude that by “defense of peace”, ... President of Haiti Jean-Bertrand Aristide and the removal of the military junta in 1994, where both China and Brazil abstained; 20 ... (3) the ...
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Crítica à ideologia de crescimento e decrescimento: dos países desenvolvidos aos subdesenvolvidos
Neste artigo, discuto a relação paradigmática entre nações desenvolvidas e subdesenvolvidas dentro das noções de crescimento/decrescimento. Crescimento Econômico assimilado na forma de PIB expressa cesta de valores. O crescimento é desmistificado quando a essência do valor é apreendida. O valor deixa de ser apenas uma categoria econômica abstrata e é apreendido como uma relação social. O...
... becomes the social nexus, then one cannot avoid a relationship of power-over, i.e. of domination. Such relationship must be accounted as ... Russia and China have been attacked with more economic sanctions; military threats; media war; always on the account of diverged allegations – as ... -
Topical issues of regulation of the legal framework for ensuring human rights and freedoms at the international level
The article investigates the legal basis for ensuring international security in the context of the protection of peace and humanity in globalized domestic legal systems. In the context of globalization, a wave of new nationalist ideas and moods is rising and there is a tendency for states to redistribute the spheres of economic and political influence. The principle of justice is not always...
... , ecocide, mercenarism, international terrorism, counteraction of military threat ... Introduction ... The modern development of international ... the spheres of economic and political influence; demonstration of power determining the arms race, passing the stages of local wars and color ... -
"Regardless of their sex" or "biological differences". An analysis of the European Court of Human Rights' case law on women in prison/"Independentemente do seu sexo" ou "diferencas biologicas". Uma analise da jurisprudencia sobre mulheres em situacao de privacao de liberdade do Tribunal Europeu dos Direitos Humanos.
... , for minorities and vulnerable individuals subject to state-power authority ... As shown by Van Zyl Smit and Snacken, (38) the early cases ... particular legal situation (prisoners, but also mental patients, military personnel, officials) are more limited than those of others. As a ...
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A regulação independente nos sistemas jurídicos
... delegação da competência para fixação de tarifas ( rate-making power ) ... Esse estado de coisas – noticia o autor – conduziu a que, no ... to the disputes determined by them; (F) courts martial and military commissions; (G) military authority exercised in the field in time of war ...
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Does Brazil need a notwithstanding clause?
In the last decade, Brazilian Supreme Court has been playing a very important role in the democratic process, raising concerns on judicial activism and on the so-called “juristocracy”. One of the ideas that comes up to tackle those issues is the adoption of a Canadian-style notwithstanding clause. Revolving the notwithstanding clause features and its practical exercise in Canada, the paper...
... in October 1988, after having lived under a more than two decade military dictatorship ... The 1988 Constitution is an extensive one (it contains ... The use of the notwithstanding power must be contained in an act, and not subordinate legislation ... -
Democracy in the presence of liberalism and its enemies: the history of a concept
Western political history has been marked and shaped by so-called liberal democracies. In the 1990s, Francis Fukuyama decreed the "end of history", with the promise of a definitive consolidation of these liberal democracies. Behind this optimism, however, lies an ideological concealment: ‘democracy’ and ‘liberalism’ represent two constructs that have not marched hand in hand since the dawn of...
... of modern democracy and the requirement that the exercise of state power is vested in the people, through a perspective in which collective and ... without property , who could neither contribute taxes nor provide military service. In the Marxist context, the specific preoccupation with the ... -
Brazil and global governance: the case of climate change
This paper hás four parts. In the first one we discuss the concept of global governance and the differentation of the world society in relation to the problems of global governance at the beginning of the 21st century: liberals, nationalists, cosmopolitans and neo-feudals. In the second part we discuss the problematic of climate change, one of the most important questions of global governance. In
... a global society with a interdependent and interconnected network of power, capital, people, goods, technology, communications, beliefs, environment, ... : the Organization of the American States, the Inter-American Military Treaty signed in Rio 1948 and the Inter-American Development Bank ... -
A política
... ing virtue (nature, teaching and habituation), only two are in our power, and of these two one of them, teaching, is dependent for its ... should not have the upright stature which is best suited for the military and political life of the citizen. This difference, however, is of ...