O papel do judiciário na efetivação dos direitos sociais

Abstract

The role of the judiciary for effective social rights is an issue, the subject of much debate in the legal environment and politically. The hereof theme gains greater relevance due to the growth of the judicial role as guardian of the Constitution and hence of fundamental rights provided in the Constitutional Charter. It is undeniable that tied the effectiveness of social rights is the increase in public spending for the realization of these rights, called rights of provide, guaranteed by the Constitution that require positive state benefits. Against this background, proves important to situate social rights in international law in order to realize that the real dimension of these rights at the global level. We will study the role of the judiciary in attaining social rights, analyzing the factual and legal elements that can be taken into consideration by the judge in its application in this case as the reserve as possible, the existential minimum, the public budget and the theory of the cost of rights. Still it will be considered the question of legitimacy and ability to impose limits on this legal action in the control of public policies created by other powers, the positioning adopted here in the theory of distributive justice and constitutional democracy. Finally, the rationality of judicial decision and the theory of integrity formulated by Dworkin to support the study now developed will be addressed. Will be analyzed further the current decisions of the Supreme Court about the theme.