The racial contract as Brazil’s unwritten constitution: white ignorance and law’s interpretation in the light of the political philosophy of Charles Mills
The article, essentially bibliographical, draws from the thought of the afro-jamaican philosopher Charles Mills to argue that the racial contract, as conceived by him, is the real constitution of Brazil, non-written and underlying the actual Federal Constitution, insofar as it establishes the ruling...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de Brasília (UnB) |
| Repositorio: | Insurgência |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/51538 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/insurgencia/article/view/51538 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Contrato Racial Constitucionalismo Contratualismo Racismo Charles Mills Racial Contract Constitutionalism Contractualism Racism Contractualismo |
| Sumario: | The article, essentially bibliographical, draws from the thought of the afro-jamaican philosopher Charles Mills to argue that the racial contract, as conceived by him, is the real constitution of Brazil, non-written and underlying the actual Federal Constitution, insofar as it establishes the ruling epistemic filters when it comes to interpreting the legal system. In order to do so, the essay resumes Mills’ critique of classical contractualism, as well as the concepts of averted epistemology and white ignorance. The essay argues, then, from examples extracted from Brazilian law, that such a framework helps explaining why a legal system apparently committed to fundamental rights may coexist with the systematic violation of its own precepts. |
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