REREADING OF DUE PROCESS OF LAW IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE SPHERE

Authors

  • Ricardo Perlingeiro Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, RJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/redp.2022.67845

Keywords:

fair trial, administrative proceedings, public administrative authorities

Abstract

This text discusses the scope of the constitutional due process clause in Brazilian administrative law, based on an analysis of the Brazilian Constitution and of the Fifth (1791) and Fourteenth Amendments (1868) to the U.S. Constitution, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the European and Inter-American human rights systems. The author concludes that since the due process clause (Brazilian Constitution Article 5 (54), .i.e. “no one shall be deprived of liberty or property without due process of law”) was inspired by the U.S. Constitution, Brazilian legislators should exercise their powers of discretion to adapt the clause to the realities of the Brazilian public administrative authorities and taking into account the experience acquired by the quasi-independent authorities that perform the adjudicative function under U.S. administrative law.

Author Biography

Ricardo Perlingeiro, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Professor Titular da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal Fluminense e Professor Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito (Mestrado e Doutorado) da Universidade Estácio de Sá. Professor visitante da Birmingham City University, Reino Unido. Pesquisador colaborador do Centro de Investigação Jurídico-Económica da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto. Membro do Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Processual, do Instituto Ibero-americano de Direito Processual e da Associação Internacional de Direito Processual. Desembargador Federal do Tribunal Regional Federal da 2ª Região. Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brasil.

Published

2022-06-04

How to Cite

PERLINGEIRO, Ricardo. REREADING OF DUE PROCESS OF LAW IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE SPHERE. Revista Eletrônica de Direito Processual, Rio de Janeiro, v. 23, n. 2, 2022. DOI: 10.12957/redp.2022.67845. Disponível em: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/redp/article/view/67845. Acesso em: 26 jun. 2025.