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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300055203321

Autore

Andrade Neto João

Titolo

Borrowing Justification for Proportionality : On the Influence of the Principles Theory in Brazil / / by João Andrade Neto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-030-02263-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 pages)

Collana

Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, , 1534-6781 ; ; 72

Disciplina

340.9

Soggetti

Conflict of laws

Constitutional law

Law—Philosophy

Law

Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law

Constitutional Law

Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. On the Migration of Proportionality -- Chapter 3. The Principles-Theory Variant of Proportionality -- Chapter 4. A System of Rules and Principles -- Chapter 5. A Charter of Rights with Wide Scope -- Chapter 6. A Constitutional Court Looking for Justification -- Chapter 7. A Final Argument in Favour of Proportionality -- Chapter 8. Concluding Remarks.

Sommario/riassunto

The proportionality test, as proposed in Robert Alexy’s principles theory, is becoming commonplace in comparative constitutional studies. And yet, the question “are courts justified in borrowing proportionality?” has not been expressly put in many countries where judicial borrowings are a reality. This book sheds light on this question and examines the circumstances under which courts are authorized to borrow from alien legal sources to rule on constitutional cases. Taking the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil – and its enthusiastic recourse to



proportionality when interpreting the Federal Constitution – as a case study, the book investigates the normative reasons that could justify the court’s attitude and offers a comprehensive overview of its case law on controversial constitutional matters like abortion, same-sex union, racial quotas, and the right to public healthcare. Providing a valuable resource for those interested in comparative constitutional law and legal theory, or curious about Brazilian constitutional law, this book questions the alleged universality of the proportionality test, challenges the premises of Alexy’s principles theory, and discloses more than 68 Brazilian Supreme Court decisions delivered from 2003 to 2018 that would otherwise have remained unknown to an English-speaking audience.