THE CHOICES PROGRAM BROWN UNIVERSITY

Why did Brazil enact a new constitution in 1988?

Scholars

Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro

Date Filmed

February 8, 2008

Related Units

Brazil: A History of Change

Competing Visions of Human Rights: Questions for U.S. Policy

Videos from Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro

Are states today closer or farther apart in their understanding of human rights?
  • February 8, 2008
What are human rights?
  • February 8, 2008
Who are you and what do you do?
  • February 8, 2008
What is the UN authorized to do when human rights are violated?
  • February 8, 2008
Why did the UN reform its system of dealing with human rights in 2006?
  • February 8, 2008
How can the UN and other international organizations prevent human rights abuses?
  • February 8, 2008
When has the UN been unsuccessful in alleviating human rights abuses?
  • February 8, 2008
What is the UN doing in Myanmar?
  • February 8, 2008
Is the UN a democratic organization?
  • February 8, 2008
How do other states view the U.S. human rights record?
  • February 8, 2008
What is civil society?
  • February 8, 2008
Why are there permanent seats in the UN Security Council?
  • February 8, 2008
What did you do as Brazil’s Secretary of State for Human Rights?
  • February 8, 2008
Why did Brazil enact a new constitution in 1988?
  • February 8, 2008
How have economic and social conditions changed since the military dictatorship?
  • February 8, 2008
What major issues did the constitution of 1988 address?
  • February 8, 2008
How does the Brazilian constitution address racism?
  • February 8, 2008
Do you think Brazil could return to a military dictatorship?
  • February 8, 2008
What human rights issues does Brazil continue to face?
  • February 8, 2008
When has the UN been successful in alleviating human rights abuses?
  • February 8, 2008
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