the balancing of constitutional rights against private autonomy: a study of the decision of the RE nº 201.819-8/RJ
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https://doi.org/10.51359/2448-2307.2023.257739Keywords:
constitutional rights, private autonomy, balancingAbstract
One of the main problems concerning the theories that try to explain the effects of constitutional rights on private relationships is the relationship between such rights and the principle of private autonomy. Different attempts to solve this problem, on a theoretical level, may be found in legal doctrine. Thus, the present paper aims, as a first and partial target, to critically examine some of these attempts, still on a theoretical level, in order to obtain a more consistent solution. Afterwards, this solution will be tested against the decision of the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court within theRE nº 201.819-8/RJ, in which the Court accepted the thesis of direct applicability of constitutional rights upon private relationships. The main objective is, thus, to evaluate if the proposed model can be confirmed by the main arguments used in that decision, therefore offering an adequate reconstruction of such arguments.
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