1st Edition

The Role of Fraternity in Law A Comparative Legal Approach

Edited By Adriana Cosseddu Copyright 2022
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

This collection discusses the concept of fraternity and examines the issue of its role in law. Since the end of World War II, fraternity has been cited in several national constitutional charters, in addition to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But is there space for fraternity in law? The contributions to this book form an ideal “bridge” between the past and present... Read more
 

Preface by Fausto Goria

Introduction1. The Principle of Fraternité: From the French Constitutions of the Revolutionary Period to the Constitution of the Fifth Republic
Fernanda Bruno

2. Rethinking Legality in Contemporary Legal “Space”: A “Bridge” between Theory and Practice
Adriana Cosseddu

3. Fraternity and Common Law: Liability for “Failure to Provide Aid”
Sergio Barbaro

4. From the Liberal State to the Fraternal State: Fraternity as a legal category and the contribution of Brazil’s 1988 Constitution
Carlos Augusto Alcântara Machado

5. The Creation of the Fraternity Paradigm in the Brazilian Legal System: A few comments
Josiane Rose Petry Veronese

6. Fraternity as Value-Guarantor of Sustainability: A dialogue between legal protection and the inclusion of the “other”
Olga Maria Boschi Aguiar de Oliveira – Mônica Nicknich

7. Fraternity and Relationships in the Law of the International Community
Vincenzo Buonomo

8. The Rationale for Relational Justice (and understanding the principle of Fraternity)
Antonio Márquez Prieto

9. The Relational Justice of Contract
Rocío Caro Gándara

Biography

Adriana Cosseddu is Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Sassari, Italy, and Director of “Communion and Law” international network of legal professionals.