1. SUPRALEGALIDADE DOS TRATADOS INTERNACIONAIS DE DIREITOS HUMANOS E INTERPRETAÇÃO CONSTITUCIONAL.
- Author
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Maués, Antonio Moreira
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IMPRISONMENT , *TRUSTS & trustees , *INTERNATIONAL cooperation on human rights , *CONSTITUTIONS - Abstract
In December 2008, when ruling on a number of cases involving the civil imprisonment of unfaithful trustees, the Supreme Court modified its understanding of the hierarchy of international human rights treaties in Brazilian law, adopting the thesis of supra-legality. This article analyzes the potential impacts that this change can have on constitutional interpretation in Brazil, examining how the Supreme Court has applied the thesis of supra-legality and the extent to which the hierarchy of international human rights treaties has influenced, in other countries, their use in interpreting the Constitution. The article concludes that supra-legality allows for the construction of arguments in favor of using human rights treaties as a parameter of constitutional interpretation in Brazilian law. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2013