Fragmented international law and the protection of human rights: The repercussions in the development of the states

Authors

  • Jose Luiz Quadros Magalhaes UFMG
  • Henrique Weil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/431

Abstract

The present essay intends to investigate the possibilities of a constructive dialogue concerning Human Rights. The starting point of this task is the comprehension of the fragmentation process of the contemporary global legal system. The most important mark of this process is the consolidation of the self-contained regimes, which deviates from general norms of International Law, in a way that threatens its unity. Such regimes seek to regulate disciplines of particularly high degrees of technical expertise. It demands legal lawyers to develop mechanisms capable of understanding the peculiarities of international relations. In such a context, the search for an element capable of granting certain unity amidst fragmentation becomes paramount.

Key words: international law, fragmentation and unity, public policy.

Author Biography

Jose Luiz Quadros Magalhaes, UFMG

Professor Doutor da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais e Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito da PUC-Minas.

Published

2011-04-04