The crises and criticism facing human rights discourse: suggestions for restoring meaning

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https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-201810201

Keywords:

Human rights, crisis, critical perspective, State

Abstract

A significant discrepancy exists between human rights discourse and its practice, contributing to its ineffectiveness. As such a context is, however, more reflective of an erroneous perspective than a true misrepresentation, the following article aims to readjust such perspectives, contrasting human rights as discourse and human rights as action, suggesting a critical approach and pointing to several possible ways to restore meaning. In terms of methodology, a phenomenological-hermeneutical approach is adopted, allied with the methods of historical and monographic procedure and the research technique of indirect documentation. The results highlight that alternatives for restoring the meaning of human rights depend on the very recognition of state, theoretical and tangible shortcomings, as well as a reinforcement of social movements and bonds in favor of discourse and practice that are truly emancipatory.

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Tássia Aparecida Gervasoni, Faculdade Meridional (IMED), Passo Fundo, RS

Doutora em Direito pela Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, com período sanduíche na Universidad de Sevilla (Espanha). Mestre e Graduada em Direito pela Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul. Professora de Direito Constitucional e Teoria do Estado na Faculdade Meridional - IMED. Pesquisadora do Grupo de Pesquisa Estado e Constituição, vinculado ao CNPq. Advogada.

Felipe da Veiga Dias, Faculdade Meridional (IMED), Passo Fundo, RS

Doutor em Direito pela UNISC (2015) com período sanduíche na Universidade de Sevilla (2014). Mestre em Direito pela UNISC (2012). Pós-graduação em Direitos Fundamentais e Constitucionalização do Direito pela PUC-RS (2009). Graduado em Direito pela ULBRA-SM (2008). Professor da Faculdade Meridional (IMED). Tem experiência na área de Direito, com ênfase em Direito Penal, Criminologia, Direitos Humanos e Fundamentais e Direito da Criança e Adolescente.

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Published

2018-06-16

How to Cite

Gervasoni, T. A., & Dias, F. da V. (2018). The crises and criticism facing human rights discourse: suggestions for restoring meaning. Passages: International Review of Political History and Legal Culture, 10(2), 161-177. https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-201810201

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Vol. 10 - No. 2 - Maio a Agosto (2018)

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