O Problema da Tutela Constitucional das Gerações Futuras (The Problem of the Constitutional Protection of Future Generations)

Justiça Entre Gerações: Perspectivas Interdisciplinares, Lisboa: Universidade Católica Editora, 2017.

23 Pages Posted: 11 Dec 2018

Date Written: 2017

Abstract

Portuguese Abstract: Este Ensaio problematiza a noção de que o imediatismo da política democrática justifica a tutela constitucional das gerações futuras. Examina diferentes formas de tutela constitucional e expressa reservas sobre a legitimidade e a prudência de subtrair a justiça intergeracional ao universo da política ordinária.

English Abstract: This Essay questions the idea that from the proposition that democratic politics is inherently short-termist follows that constitutions should protect the rights and/or interests of future generations. It surveys different forms of constitutional constraint and expresses misgivings about the legitimacy and wisdom of removing intergenerational justice from the realm of ordinary politics.

Note: Downloadable document is in Portuguese.

Keywords: Intergenerational Justice, Constitutionalization, Constituent Power, Self-Government

Suggested Citation

Almeida Ribeiro, Gonçalo, O Problema da Tutela Constitucional das Gerações Futuras (The Problem of the Constitutional Protection of Future Generations) (2017). Justiça Entre Gerações: Perspectivas Interdisciplinares, Lisboa: Universidade Católica Editora, 2017., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3271050

Gonçalo Almeida Ribeiro (Contact Author)

Católica Global School of Law ( email )

Lisboa
Portugal

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