FEDERALISM AND THE DIFFUSION OF PUBLIC POLICIES FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION IN BRAZILIAN STATE CONSTITUTIONS

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https://doi.org/10.11117/rdp.v21i110.7178

Abstract

This paper seeks to analyze Brazilian federalism regarding the constitutionalization of public policies on accessibility and inclusion, as well as to provide an empirical database on the diffusion of public policies in state constitutions, in order to stimulate research on state constitutionalism and the rights of persons with disabilities. Therefore, empirical comparative research was conducted to study the diffusion of constitutional norms of accessibility and inclusion, going through quantitative and qualitative aspects, on the content of the Federal Constitution, the Constitutions of the Member States and the Organic Law of the Federal District. In terms of length, the State Constitutions tend to have more normative devices than the Federal Constitution. However, in terms of the number of characters per device, the Federal Constitution comes first. In qualitative terms, we identified that the States that gave special treatment to these rights by creating specific sections, chapters, or titles, on average, made amendments more quickly than the other States, suggesting a relationship between the specialization of treatment and the effective exercise of the derived constituent power. State legislative activity regarding such norms does not depend on whether the population of people with disabilities is significant in the state's territory, indicating that the concern with protecting these rights is not linked to a utilitarian idea of the norm. At last, the availability of the empirical database can foster future research, like establishing a temporal connection on the norm status, responding to whether it is created constitutional or whether it is constitutionalized later.

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Author Biographies

Fernando Luís Barroso da Silva Filho, FDRP-USP

Laurea Magistrale em Giurisprudenza pela Università degli Studi di Camerino, graduado em Direito pela Faculdade de Direito de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo. Pesquisador do Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. Currículo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4490289355807282.

 

Victor Dantas de Maio, FDRP-USP

Mestrando em Direito pela Faculdade de Direito de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, graduado em Direito pela Faculdade de Direito de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, graduado em Jornalismo pela Faculdade de Arquitetura, Artes, Comunicação e Design da Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” em Bauru.

Currículo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2169978657480154

Luciana Romano Morilas, FEARP-USP

Professora Associada da Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, doutora em Linguística e Língua Portuguesa pela Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, mestre em Linguística e Língua Portuguesa pela Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, graduada em Direito pelas Faculdades Integradas de São Carlos. Líder da Equipe de Direito e Pesquisadora do Habeas Data. Currículo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4852399114182423.

Published

2024-07-31

How to Cite

Silva Filho, F. L. B. da, Victor Dantas de Maio, & Morilas, L. R. . (2024). FEDERALISM AND THE DIFFUSION OF PUBLIC POLICIES FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION IN BRAZILIAN STATE CONSTITUTIONS. Direito Público, 21(110). https://doi.org/10.11117/rdp.v21i110.7178