Democracy and public policies: A reading from the point of view of human rights

Authors

  • Jeferson Dytz Marin Universidade de Caxias do Sul,
  • Marina Bertarello

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/rechtd.2012.41.06

Abstract

Democracy means that every citizen has power to make decisions about public policies, power to act in the public sphere. It is necessary to recognize that everyone has the right to participate in the country’s democratic life, and especially the decisions about public policies should be made as openly and as closely to the citizen as possible, thus implementing participation as a fundamental element of democracy. Therefore, the National Program for Human Rights (PNDH-3) is a tool in the democratic affirmation of human rights, as it makes interaction with democratic civil society possible, in order to ensure participation and social control of public policies in the area of human rights.

Key words: democracy, public policies, participation, National Program for Human Rights (PNDH-3).

Author Biographies

Jeferson Dytz Marin, Universidade de Caxias do Sul,

PROFESSOR DO MESTRADO EM DIREITO - UCS

Marina Bertarello

Advogada. Mestre em Direito - Unisinos (RS)

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Published

2012-06-25

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2012): January/June

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