O político como ação comunicativa: os direitos humanos econômicos e sociais sob a perspectiva da justiça internacional

Abstract

The objective of this dissertation is to throw some light on human rights issues, problematizing one of its constitutive aspects, that is to say, an idea of immanence founded on the evidence quality of those rights. I question this characteristic based on the idea that human rights, a narrative that envisions the dignity of individuals, have a relatively universal acceptance, itself structured around a liberal notion of rights. The process of expanding those rights through a mechanism of diffusion of international norms is here presented as a form of socialization, or better said, a process of hegemonic expansion to which law enforcement is not necessary. In order to do this, I work with the writings of Jürgen Habermas, and his communicative action theory, besides Gabriel Tarde and his study on the propagation of ideas and social patterns.