Constitutionalizing umbrella-concepts: peace and conflict in the Brazilian Constitution

Authors

  • Alba Ramos Escobar El Colegio de Veracruz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/rinc.v5i3.60938

Keywords:

peace, reconceptualization, conflict, Galtung, constitutionalization, Brazilian Constitution.

Abstract

The incorporation of the concept of peace as an umbrella concept within the Brazilian Constitution has generated conceptual problems. This is demonstrated by attempts to understand the scope and limits of peace and conflict established by the Brazilian Constitution. The purpose of this study is to explore the concepts of peace and conflict, in order to clarify the meanings to which the Constitution refers, and to overcome the umbrella concept. For this, articles 4.6 and 4.7 of the Constitution were analyzed, in light of Galtung’s theory of peace and conflict and Brazil's foreign policy from 1988 onwards.

Author Biography

Alba Ramos Escobar, El Colegio de Veracruz

Profesor at El Colegio de Veracruz (Xalapa-Enríquez, México). M.A. in International Studies and B.A. in Law at Universidad Veracruzana (Xalapa-Enríquez, México). E-mail: albarmse@gmail.com.

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Published

2018-09-05

How to Cite

ESCOBAR, Alba Ramos. Constitutionalizing umbrella-concepts: peace and conflict in the Brazilian Constitution. Revista de Investigações Constitucionais, [S. l.], v. 5, n. 3, p. 103–116, 2018. DOI: 10.5380/rinc.v5i3.60938. Disponível em: https://ojs.homologa.ufpr.br/rinc/article/view/60938. Acesso em: 2 apr. 2026.

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2018): September/December - Dossier: "The 30th Anniversary of the 1988 Brazilian Constitution"

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