The Role of Fraternity in Law

This collection discusses the concept of fraternity and examines the issue of its role in law. The book will be of interest to academics and researchers working in the areas of Comparative Law, Legal History and Legal Philosophy.

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Adriana Cosseddu is Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Sassari, Italy, and Director of Communion and Law international network of legal professionals.

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Preface by Fausto Goria

Introduction

1. The Principle of Fraternité**: From the French Constitutions of the Revolutionary Period to the Constitution of the Fifth Republic**

2. Rethinking Legality in Contemporary Legal Space: A Bridge between Theory and Practice

3. Fraternity and Common Law: Liability for Failure to Provide Aid

4. From the Liberal State to the Fraternal State: Fraternity as a legal category and the contribution of Brazil's 1988 Constitution

5. The Creation of the Fraternity Paradigm in the Brazilian Legal System: A few comments

6. Fraternity as Value-Guarantor of Sustainability: A dialogue between legal protection and the inclusion of the other

7. Fraternity and Relationships in the Law of the International Community

8. The Rationale for Relational Justice (and understanding the principle of Fraternity)

9. The Relational Justice of Contract