The right to happiness in Brazil and South Africa

Authors

  • Saul Tourinho Leal Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/publicum.2015.20025

Keywords:

Right to happiness, Brazil. South Africa, Constitutionalism, Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, Philosophy.

Abstract

Happiness has guided the world´s agenda. This phenomenon is not only political. In the international sphere, the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization proclaimed March 20 as the International Day of Happiness. At that time it approved a resolution addressing happiness as a right and exhorting all of the countries to consider it in the development of their public policies. All of this has an impact on global constitutionalism. Important decisions of respected supreme courts have recognized happiness as a right and, by means of it, have assured other rights. How does this affect the public policies, the laws and the court decisions? This paper intends to answer this question, by joining the Brazilian experience with the vibrant constitutionalism of South Africa

Author Biography

Saul Tourinho Leal, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP)

PhD in Constitutional Law at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP) (2013). Masters in Constitutional Law (2008).

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Published

2015-12-28

How to Cite

Leal, S. T. (2015). The right to happiness in Brazil and South Africa. Revista Publicum, 1(1), 229–256. https://doi.org/10.12957/publicum.2015.20025

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2015)

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Artigos Científicos

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