Creating bridges between international relations theory and international human rights law: constructivism and the role of Brazil in the inter-american system of human rights

Authors

  • Ismael Francisco Souza Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense -UNESC
  • Luciana Rocha Leme Universidade do Vale do Itajaí- UNIVALI
  • Erick da Luz Scherf Universidade do Vale do Itajaí- UNIVALI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5102/rdi.v15i3.5653

Keywords:

International Relations. Constructivism. Inter-American System of Human Rights. Brazil.

Abstract

Human rights were traditionally approached in International Relations by the Schools of Realism and Liberalism. However, these two theoretical approaches to the analysis of these rights have proved to be insufficient, requiring a different reading of the reality of human rights in international society. This work considers the constructivist approach to analyze the effects of the Inter-American Human Rights System on disputes involving the Brazilian State, in order to identify why Brazil accepts or not the directions/standards formulated by the System in relation to the promotion and protection of human rights in the country. The theoretical basis of this work was the Constructivist Theory of International Relations, from Wendt and Hillebrecht. The method used was the inductive one, with bibliographical research. It was possible to recognize that Brazil did not comply with the determinations established by the Inter-American System in the case of "Gomes Lund v. Brazil", but it followed the precepts of the American Convention by precluding the arrest of the unfaithful depositary. Therefore, it was identified that through theoretical constructivism it is possible to use more complex tools to analyze the way in which the States respond to the norms of human rights coming from the international society.

Author Biographies

  • Ismael Francisco Souza, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense -UNESC
    Doutor em Direito - Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul/Brasil, Mestre em Serviço Social pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Graduado em Direito - UNESC. Professor Permanente do Programa de Mestrado em Direito da Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense/Brasil – UNESC. Líder do Grupo de pesquisa em Direito da Criança e do Adolescente e Políticas Públicas.
  • Luciana Rocha Leme, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí- UNIVALI
    Doutoranda junto ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito da Universidade Federal de Sana Catarina – UFSC. Mestra em Direito pela Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC). Graduada em Direito pela Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (UNESC). Professora das disciplinas de Direitos Humanos, Direitos Humanos nas Relações Internacionais, Direito Processual Constitucional e Organizações Internacionais Não Governamentais na Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI). Integrante do Grupo de Pesquisa "Direitos Humanos e Cidadania" da UNIVALI, cadastrado junto ao CNPq. Colaboradora Externa do Grupo de Pesquisa em Direitos e Políticas Públicas de Crianças, Adolescentes e Jovens (GRUPECA) da UNISC. Colaboradora Externa do Grupo de Pesquisa Direito da Criança e do Adolescente e Políticas Públicas, da UNESC.
  • Erick da Luz Scherf, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí- UNIVALI
    Acadêmico do Curso de Relações Internacionais da Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI). Integrante do Grupo de Pesquisa “Direitos Humanos e Cidadania” da UNIVALI, cadastrado junto ao CNPq.

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Published

2019-03-14

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2018): History of International Law

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Creating bridges between international relations theory and international human rights law: constructivism and the role of Brazil in the inter-american system of human rights. (2019). Brazilian Journal of International Law, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.5102/rdi.v15i3.5653