Políticas públicas e direitos humanos em Jürgen Habermas

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Caracterização da agroindústria artesanal familiar na região de Jales–SP

Pós-graduação em Agronomia - FEIS

A tutela coletiva como pressuposto conformador do Estado democrático de direito brasileiro

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Judicialização da vida: política judiciária na cidade de Marília/SP no tocante à garantia dos direitos fundamentais de crianças e adolescentes

Pós-graduação em Ciências Sociais - FFC

Demandas homoeróticas e adoção em Belém

Esta pesquisa tem como o objeto de estudo o exame do tratamento dados pelos profissionais da área jurídica da Vara da Infância e da Juventude de Belém à adoção de crianças e adolescentes nesta cidade por demandantes homoeróticos. A hipótese que motivou a pesquisa era de que, Belém, como outras cidades no Brasil e fora dele, pessoas com orientação sexual homoerótica buscavam realizar a paternagem e a maternagem independente da procriação, acionando o Estado na legalização do desejo. A metodologia utilizada contemplou consulta documental da Vara, especificamente os processos de inscrição de adoção e a realização de entrevista com cinco técnicos de especialidades diferentes. Os resultados do estudo confirmam a existência de uma demanda reprimida, na medida em que, a intenção dos requerentes encontra bloqueio na legislação, que ainda não se posicionou sobre a realidade caracterizada pela emergência de novas relações familiares.

A despenalização/descriminalização como estratégia dos movimentos feministas nas lutas pela legalização do aborto em Portugal e no Brasil

Pós-graduação em Ciências Sociais - FCLAR

Estágio supervisionado no curso de pedagogia a distância: aproximações e diferenças do ensino presencial

Pós-graduação em Educação - FCT

Licenciamento provisório da patente: inibidores de protease no tratamento da Hepatite C crônica

Pós-graduação em Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (Biotecnologia Médica) - FMB

O direito de pertencer a si mesmo: a despatologização do transexualismo e sua regulamentação jurídica como direito fundamental ao gênero

Pós-graduação em Direito - FCHS

Constitucionalização do processo: a busca pela celeridade e seus reflexos na garantia dos direitos fundamentais

Pós-graduação em Direito - FCHS

The Design of International Trade Agreements: Introducing a New Dataset

Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) have been proliferating for the last twenty years. A large literature has studied various aspects of this phenomenon. Until recently, however, many large-N studies have paid only scant attention to variation across PTAs in terms of content and design. Our contribution to this literature is a new dataset on the design of trade agreements that is the most comprehensive in terms of both variables coded and agreements covered. We illustrate the dataset’s usefulness in re-visiting the questions if and to what extent PTAs impact trade flows. The analysis shows that on average PTAs increase trade flows, but that this effect is largely driven by deep agreements. In addition, we provide evidence that provisions that tackle behind-the-border regulation matter for trade flows. The dataset’s contribution is not limited to the PTA literature, however. Broader debates on topics such as institutional design and the legalization of international relations will also benefit from the novel data.

Beyond Racial Precedents: Loving v. Virginia as an Appropriate Legal Model and Strategy for Same-Sex Marriage Litigation

This thesis explores how LGBT marriage activists and lawyers have employed a racial interpretation of due process and equal protection in recent same-sex marriage litigation. Special attention is paid to the Supreme Court's opinion in Loving v. Virginia, the landmark case that declared anti-miscegenation laws unconstitutional. By exploring the use of racial precedent in same-sex marriage litigation and its treatment in state court cases, this thesis critiques the racial interpretation of due process and equal protection that became the basis for LGBT marriage briefs and litigation, and attempts to answer the question of whether a racial interpretation of due process and equal protection is an appropriate model for same-sex marriage litigation both constitutionally and strategically. The existing scholarly literature fails to explore how this issue has been treated in case briefs, which are very important elements in any legal proceeding. I will argue that through an analysis of recent state court briefs in Massachusetts and Connecticut, Loving acts as logical precedent for the legalization of same-sex marriage. I also find, more significantly, that although this racial interpretation of due process and equal protection represented by Loving can be seen as an appropriate model for same-sex marriage litigation constitutionally, questions remain about its strategic effectiveness, as LGBT lawyers have moved away from race in some arguments in these briefs. Indeed, a racial interpretation of Due Process and Equal Protection doctrine imposes certain limits on same-sex marriage litigation, of which we are warned by some Critical Race theorists, Latino Critical Legal theorists, and other scholars. In order to fully incorporate a discussion of race into the argument for legalizing same-sex marriage, the dangers posed by the black/white binary of race relations must first be overcome.

A woman's right to know: A policy review of abortion legislation in Texas

Introduction: Despite its legalization, abortion remains a controversial issue, one that has many divided on either side of the political spectrum. While there have been several changes made to abortion policy over the past few decades, one that continues to have many asking questions is the Woman’s Right to Know Act, a piece of state imposed abortion legislation that has implemented strict restrictions and requirements of women seeking abortion, including pre-abortion mandatory counseling and a 24 hour waiting period. This project analyzed four controversial components of the mandatory counseling materials in Texas in an attempt to examine the scientific validity behind this legislation. Methods: In order to understand the scientific validity behind the content of the preabortion mandatory counseling, I conducted a systematic literature review to analyze: the purported link between abortion and breast cancer, the existence of fetal pain, the risk of abortion to future fertility, and the negative psychological effects of abortion. An electronic search in EBSCO and PubMed of review articles published between 1995 and 2010 resulted in fourteen reviews. Results: Results of the systematic review found (1) inconclusive evidence suggesting a link between abortion and breast cancer, (2) that fetal pain likely does not occur until the third trimester of pregnancy, (3) that associations exist between induced abortion and subsequent preterm birth and placenta previa, and (4) that there is mixed evidence relating to the negative psychological effects that exist among women having had an abortion and those who have not had abortion. Conclusion: Based on these conclusions, a recommendation was made to revise the current state mandated counseling materials to reflect more accurate and scientifically-based information about abortion and its potential risks.^

Ocupantes y propietarios durante la expansión de la frontera en la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1780-1860

A partir de la fundación de la ciudad de Buenos Aires en el siglo XVI, la ocupación del espacio provincial se realizó a expensas de las tribus autóctonas que habitaban las regiones pampeana y patagónica. Desde fines del siglo XVIII, y durante todo el XIX, la población hispano-criolla realizó sucesivos avances para incorporar estas tierras a la estructura productiva que se vinculaba al mercado internacional. En este trabajo analizamos la cuestión de la ocupación sin títulos de la tierra como un problema persistente en esa frontera que se expandía. Para ello hemos focalizado nuestro estudio en dos momentos y lugares diferentes: Chascomús (1780-1838) y Bragado (1846-1860). Estos casos nos permiten demostrar la permanencia de los establecimientos productivos sin respaldo legal a medida que se fueron cerrando las posibilidades de acceder a la propiedad plena de la tierra, insistiendo en que la primitiva ocupación y la posterior legalización del dominio fueron dos procesos permanentes, complementarios y conflictivos hasta fines del siglo XIX