Rule of Law, Overcoming of Positivism and the New Directions of Constitutionalism

The law has undergone major changes over the centuries. First, with the emergence of positivist theory that sought to set aside the law from morality, seeking an ideal of justice. Then, with the overcoming of such theory and the need to think about the protection of human and fundamental rights, con...

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Authors: Ricardo Schier, Adriana da Costa, Brunken Flores, Pedro Henrique
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:Brasil
Institution:Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Direito (CONPEDI)
Repository:Revista Brasileira de Teoria Constitucional
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.indexlaw.org:article/1556
Online Access:http://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/teoriaconstitucional/article/view/1556
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Positivism
Constitucionalism
Neoconstitucionalism
Rule of law
Positivismo
Constitucionalismo
Neoconstitucionalismo
Estado de Direito
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Summary:The law has undergone major changes over the centuries. First, with the emergence of positivist theory that sought to set aside the law from morality, seeking an ideal of justice. Then, with the overcoming of such theory and the need to think about the protection of human and fundamental rights, constitutionalism arises and then the neoconstitucional theory, where it gives more attention to patterned principles in the legal world, enabling the interpretation the Constitution and laws, to ensure as far as possible the human dignity, the protection of fundamental rights