The Prophet, the Disciples and the “Emissary”: Comments on Virgílio Afonso da Silva
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Neves, M. The Prophet, the Disciples and the “Emissary”: Comments on Virgílio Afonso da Silva. Rechtstheorie, 52(4), 377-419. https://doi.org/10.3790/rth.52.4.377
Neves, Marcelo "The Prophet, the Disciples and the “Emissary”: Comments on Virgílio Afonso da Silva" Rechtstheorie 52.4, 2021, 377-419. https://doi.org/10.3790/rth.52.4.377
Neves, Marcelo (2021): The Prophet, the Disciples and the “Emissary”: Comments on Virgílio Afonso da Silva, in: Rechtstheorie, vol. 52, iss. 4, 377-419, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/rth.52.4.377
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The Prophet, the Disciples and the “Emissary”: Comments on Virgílio Afonso da Silva
Rechtstheorie, Vol. 52 (2021), Iss. 4 : pp. 377–419
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Prof. Dr. Marcelo Neves, Professor of Public Law at the University of Brasília Law School, Colina, Bloco G, apto. 303 – Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília-DF, Brazil, Zip code: 70904–107
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| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelo Neves: The Prophet, the Disciples and the “Emissary”: Comments on Virgílio Afonso da Silva | 377 | ||
| I. Introduction | 377 | ||
| II. Difference between Theoretical Level, Doctrinal Application and Institutional Practices | 379 | ||
| III. The Meaning of the Metaphor “between the Hydra and Hercules” | 381 | ||
| IV. Rules, Principles and Hybrids | 384 | ||
| 1. Criticism of Generality as a Criterion for Distinguishing between Principles and Rules | 384 | ||
| 2. Towards a New Conception of Rules and Principles beyond Robert Alexy? | 386 | ||
| 3. Why Hybrids beyond the Types “Rules” and “Principles”? | 390 | ||
| V. Intra-principle collisions | 399 | ||
| VI. Why a Comparative Weighing? The Precariousness of Reason | 400 | ||
| 1. Affinity between “Best Answer” (Dworkin) and Optimization (Alexy) | 401 | ||
| 2. Precedents and ad hoc Balancing | 403 | ||
| 3. Comparative Weighting and Optimization | 405 | ||
| VII. On the Inconsistent Doctrinal and Judicial Application of Theories Regarding Principles and Weighing in Brazil and its Sociological Implications | 410 | ||
| 1. Concentrated – not Scattered – Criticisms of Virgílio Afonso da Silva’s Involvement in the Brazilian Debate | 410 | ||
| 2. Criticism of the Abuse of Principles and the Legal inconsistency of Brazilian Legal Doctrine and Practice | 414 | ||
| VIII. Why Judge Iolau? | 416 | ||
| IX. Conclusion: The Risk of Becoming the “Emissary” from a Prophet | 418 |