A transição para a democracia em Portugal e sua importância nos direitos fundamentais.
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2016
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2017-07-30
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Portuguese
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Em 25 de Abril de 1974 ocorreu em Portugal uma revolução que teve como propósito pôr fim
ao regime político ditatorial até aí vigente, apoiado pela Constituição de 1933 e instaurar um regime
político democrático. Consolidada a vitória, em 25 de Abril de 1975 ocorreram, pela primeira vez em
Portugal, eleições por sufrágio directo e universal, para eleição de uma Assembleia Constituinte cuja
tarefa, atribuída pelos cidadãos eleitores, foi a de criar uma nova Constituição da República Portuguesa,
que refletisse os ideais que inspiraram a revolução, nomeadamente, os conceitos de Estado de Direito, de
Estado Social garantidor dos direitos fundamentais dos cidadãos, e ancorado num regime político
democrático. A nova Constituição entrou em vigor em Abril de 1976. Esta rutura constitucional teve
reflexos muito importantes na sociedade portuguesa, permitiu a legalização de partidos políticos, que até
aí viviam na clandestinidade, a Assembleia Constituinte eleita refletiu já o pluripartidarismo ideológico
que a nova Constituição veio consagrar bem como o pluralismo institucional, o catálogo de direitos
fundamentais foi alargado aos direitos sociais em sentido amplo, e é esta interligação entre a transição
constitucional e a proteção dos direitos fundamentais que nos propomos aflorar.
On April 25, 1974 took place in Portugal a revolution that aimed to put an end to the dictatorial political regime by force there, supported by the 1933 Constitution and establish a democratic political regime. Consolidated victory on April 25, 1975 took place for the first time in Portugal, elections by direct suffrage and universal, for the election of a Constituent Assembly whose task assigned by voters, was to create a new Constitution of the Portuguese Republic, that reflected the ideals that inspired the revolution, namely, the rule of law concepts of welfare state guarantor of fundamental rights of citizens, and anchored in a democratic political regime. The new Constitution came into force in April 1976. This constitutional rupture had very important consequences in Portuguese society, allowed the legalization of political parties, which had until then lived in hiding, the Constituent Assembly elected already reflected the ideological multiparty system that the new Constitution came consecrate and institutional pluralism, fundamental rights catalog has been extended to social rights in a broad sense, and it is this link between the constitutional transition and the protection of fundamental rights we propose to emerge.
On April 25, 1974 took place in Portugal a revolution that aimed to put an end to the dictatorial political regime by force there, supported by the 1933 Constitution and establish a democratic political regime. Consolidated victory on April 25, 1975 took place for the first time in Portugal, elections by direct suffrage and universal, for the election of a Constituent Assembly whose task assigned by voters, was to create a new Constitution of the Portuguese Republic, that reflected the ideals that inspired the revolution, namely, the rule of law concepts of welfare state guarantor of fundamental rights of citizens, and anchored in a democratic political regime. The new Constitution came into force in April 1976. This constitutional rupture had very important consequences in Portuguese society, allowed the legalization of political parties, which had until then lived in hiding, the Constituent Assembly elected already reflected the ideological multiparty system that the new Constitution came consecrate and institutional pluralism, fundamental rights catalog has been extended to social rights in a broad sense, and it is this link between the constitutional transition and the protection of fundamental rights we propose to emerge.
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Direitos fundamentais, Democracia, Memória histórica, Transição constitucional em Portugal, Fundamental rights, Democracy, Historical memory, Constitutional transition in Portugal
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Silva, M. M. M., & Alves, D. R. (2016). A Transição para a Democracia em Portugal e sua importância nos Direitos Fundamentais. In Pando Ballesteros, M. P., Muñoz Ramírez, Alicia, & Garrido Rodríguez, Pedro (dirs.), Pasado y Presente de los Derechos Humanos Mirando al Futuro (pp. 125-135). Madrid: Catarata Editora.
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