The additional act of 1834 and the autonomy of the provinces: a historical and legal analysis about the 1824 constitutional reform under the influence of liberal constitutionalism of the nineteenth century

Authors

  • Tito Lívio Cabral Renovato Silva Universidade Estadual da Paraíba
  • Samuel André Spellmann Cavalcanti de Farias Universidade Estadual da Paraíba

Abstract

This article aims to address, first, the historical and legal context of the First Empire, more precisely of the Empire constitutional process, from the Constituent Assembly of 1823, dissolved thereafter until the grant of the Constitution of 1824. It is mister analyze these facts, synthetically, to serve as a backdrop to address the political decentralization experiences and the first reform of the Empire Constitution during the Regency period, after the abdication of D. Pedro I, established by the Additional Act of 1834. The first reform the Constitution will be analyzed from the theory of constituent power, to evaluate innovation in the political situation of the country until their return with the Act Interpretation Act Additional 1840.

Author Biographies

Tito Lívio Cabral Renovato Silva, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba

Bacharelando em Direito pela Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB) - Campus I

Aluno do Curso de Extensão de Alemão da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG) - Campus I

Pesquisador do Projeto de Pesquisa do PIBIC: "O Discurso de Ódio e Os Limites à Liberdade de Expressão no Âmbito Acadêmico da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba"

Samuel André Spellmann Cavalcanti de Farias, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba

Bacharelando em Direito pela Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB) - Campus I. Monitor no Encontro Regional dos Estudantes de Direito - Campina Grande, 2011. Debatedor acerca da Liberdade de Imprensa na Internet no Fórum Mundial Social para a Educação - Porto Alegre, janeiro de 2012. Estágios no TJPB de junho a dezembro de 2013 e na Caixa Econômica Federal de janeiro à dezembro de 2014.

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Published

2016-02-01

How to Cite

Cabral Renovato Silva, T. L., & Spellmann Cavalcanti de Farias, S. A. (2016). The additional act of 1834 and the autonomy of the provinces: a historical and legal analysis about the 1824 constitutional reform under the influence of liberal constitutionalism of the nineteenth century. Revista Jurídica Portucalense, (18), 102–124. Retrieved from https://revistas.rcaap.pt/juridica/article/view/7811

Issue

Revista Jurídica n.º 18 (2015)

Section

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

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