The research focused on examining the interplay between innovations in information and communication technology (ICT) in three different micro-level settings with broader development processes within the emerging global economy of Mozambique. There is a great deal of concern among different national governments, international and national agencies about the role of ICT in development. The question often asked is how we can understand the contribution of ICT initiatives to the socio-economic development of a country. This research was conducted as follows. First of all, the nature of the problem was analysed from four points of view: globalisation, focusing on the global-local debate, discourses around development, transfer of ICT-based innovations to developing countries and the relationship between IS/ICT and organisational change in the context of a developing country. Secondly, a literature survey was undertaken to discuss these issues. The results of the literature survey guided the empirical research undertaken in two organisations and one rural community in Mozambique. Thirdly, the results of the empirical work were analysed with regard to the four perspectives discussed earlier. The research objective required the development of a framework for understanding the process of the adoption and use of ICT-based initiatives for development. Theories such as Actor-Network Theory, the Human Environment Model and Structuration Theory form the basis of a framework that was constructed using the results of the fieldwork. The framework is composed of three levels of analysis: the micro-level analyses the ICT-related initiatives by using the sociology of the translation process from an ANT perspective and by applying the due process model. The meso-level examines the social context within which the ICT-related initiatives are implemented. For this purpose the human environment model (HEM) is used. Finally, the macro-level attempts to describe the interaction between the ICT-related initiatives and socio-economic development. This part of the framework is addressed by the application of the structuration theory and concepts related to sustainable development. The proposed framework can be used as an analytical tool to guide the analysis of the process of implementation of ICT-based initiatives in organisations and communities, and can also be applied as a normative tool to support the process of introducing a new ICT-based initiative in organisations or communities, especially within the context of developing countries. The author argues that the use of this framework can enhance the likelihood of achieving institutionalisation of an ICT-based initiative within a particular organisational setting. Appendices mostly in Portuguese. / Dissertation (PhD (Information Technology))--University of Pretoria, 2004. / Informatics / unrestricted

La presente investigación tiene por objetivo determinar de qué manera la incorporación de los elementos de convicción del aspirante a colaboración eficaz afecta el debido proceso en el delito de lavado de activos, contribuyendo así a evitar procesos arbitrarios, abusivos e imparciales. Para ello, primero, fue necesario desarrollar los elementos de convicción del aspirante a colaboración eficaz en los procesos de lavado de activos; y segundo, analizar la afectación del debido proceso en el delito de lavado de activos para de esta manera proponer en nuestra normativa vigente una transformación basada en el análisis de las normas actuales, así como de las instituciones jurídicas fundamentales. / The objective of this investigation is to propose the modification of the effective collaborator process in order to respect due process, thus contributing to avoid arbitrary, abusive and impartial processes. For this, first, it was necessary to analyze and interpret the figure of the effective collaborator in the asset laundering processes as a special process and as the declaration of the collaborator to the principle of contradiction; and second, fundamental the importance of the contradiction of the declaration of the effective collaborator in order to propose in this way in our current regulations a transformation based on the analysis of the current regulations, as well as the fundamental legal institutions.

This study explores all due process hearings that occurred in Texas public school districts from 2010-2015. Special attention was paid to the reasons for the hearings within the legal reports addressed and their outcomes. The study was conducted using a quantitative approach involving a legal document content analysis of due process hearings to select the participants to be interviewed with a qualitative semi-structured interview protocol. Following this process, nine participants from one district were interviewed. Responses were then analyzed for themes and patterns using qualitative methods, and conclusions were drawn based on the data. The study found that campus and central office administrators believed socio-economic levels, lack of empathy shown to parents, and distrust contributed to parents' decisions to file due process complaints or litigation. They also believed that placement decisions influenced by student discipline, parent denial about the impact of the disability on children, and parent entitlement played a role. Lastly, the nine participants found that parent advocacy and communication were strong contributors to the amount of due process hearings held at Evergreen ISD.

The procedural safeguard requirements of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Act of 1975 are designed to ensure the rights of parents and children in matters related to provisions of special edt!cation and related services. Provisions within the law provide for dispute resolution between parents and LEA through an impartial due process hearing. State education agencies are responsible to ensure these and other requirements in the law are fulfilled to receive federal monies under the Act. The literature suggests the due process hearing requirements have resulted in issues and outcomes that were unintended by the original design of these procedures to protect fundamental rights, and to ensure a fair and timely hearing. Information was obtained from the key participants in the process: LEAs, parents, and hearing officers. Through the administration of a survey instrument to 225 LEAs, parents, and hearing officers in Virginia, the following research questions were addressed: a) are the Virginia special education due process hearing requirements being implemented? b) to what extent are they being implemented? and c) what attitudes exist regarding these requirements from the respondents? The results of the study indicate that Virginia's hearing requirements are not being fully implemented and areas of needed improvement were cited in: a) timeline compliance, b) impartiality in due process hearings, c) LEA and hearing officer responsibilities, and d) consistency in the implementation of procedural safeguards. Negative attitudes towards the hearing procedures were influenced by the hearing officer's selection process, attitude and personal conduct of hearings, and knowledge of his duties and responsibilities. Informal methods of resolving disputes were considered desirable as compared to the formal adversarial hearing. This study has provided recommendations to the Virginia SEA for needed improvement in the implementation of the due process hearing requirements and suggestions for further research. / Ed. D.

Thesis (LLM) -- Stellenbosch University, 2004. / Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Law. Dept. of Public Law. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: When evaluating a bail application, the court must take into consideration the interests of the accused against those of the community. The main goal of this assessment is to find a balance between said interests. While an application for bail is made at a stage where guilt has not been proven, it is of extreme importance that the court must not infringe on the fundamental rights of the accused which include the right to personal freedom and the presumption of innocence. In order to protect the rights of the bail applicant within the proper functioning of the legal system, it is important to determine the nature of bail proceedings. As shown in this thesis, bail proceedings are sui gelleris in nature, which means that a separate set of rules of the law of evidence is applicable to these proceedings. The object of this thesis is to identify the rules of law of evidence applicable to bail proceedings as well as to clarify the deviation from the normal rules of evidence which apply to the trial of the accused. In chapter one the purpose and nature of bail proceedings as well as the characteristics of accusatorial and inquisitorial systems, are discussed. Problem areas within the South African legal system with regards to bail applications are also highlighted in this chapter. In chapter two the application of the primary rules of the law of evidence with regards to bail proceedings are investigated as well as the admissibility of evidence pertaining to prior convictions of the applicant, opinion evidence and character evidence. In chapter three the admissibility of hearsay evidence at bail proceedings is discussed. The constitutionality of the privilege pertaining to the police docket is dealt with in chapter four. Chapter five deals with the infom1er's privilege. The requirements that have to be met in order to qualify for protection under the said privilege, are examined. Chapter six focuses on the privilege against self-incrimination and the manner In which it is applied in bail proceedings. The provisions of s 60(11B)(c) of the Criminal Procedure Act and the role of the presiding officer are also discussed in this chapter. Chapter seven focuses on the burden of proof in bail applications. Chapter eight contains a summary and recommendations. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: By die beoordeling van 'n borgaansoek moet die hof die be lange van die beskuldigde en die belange van die samelewing teen mekaar opweeg. Die doel van die betrokke verrigtinge is om 'n balans tussen hierdie belange te vind. Omdat borgtog ter sprake kom op 'n tydstip waar daar nog geen skuldigbevinding is nie, is dit van kardinale belang dat die hof ten aile tye moet waak teen die onregverdige inbreukmaking op die beskuldigde se fundamentele regte wat onder andere die reg op individuele vryheid en die vem10ede van onskuld insluit. Ten einde die regte van die borgaansoeker na behore te beskem1 sonder om die behoorlike funksionering van die regstelsel te belemmer, is dit belangrik om vas te stel wat die aard van borgverrigtinge is. Soos in hierdie tesis aangetoon word, is borgverrigtinge sui generis van aard. Dit het tot gevolg dat daar 'n aparte stel reels van die bewysreg bestaan wat op hierdie verrigtinge van toepassing is. In hierdie tesis word daar gepoog om die reels van die bewysreg wat op borgverrigtinge van toepassing is, te identifiseer en om die afwykings van die gewone bewysregreels wat op die verhoor van toepassing is, te verklaar. In hoofstuk een word die doel en aard van borgverrigtinge bespreek en word die kenmerke van die akkusatoriale en inkwisitoriale stelsels teen mekaar gestel. Die onduidelikhede oor die aard van borgverrigtinge in die Suid-Afrikaanse reg word ook aangeraak. In hoofstuk twee word die toepassing van die relevantheidsgrondreel by borgverrigtinge ondersoek, asook die toelaatbaarheid van getuienis oor die vorige veroordelings van die beskuldigde, opiniegetuienis en karaktergetuienis. Hoofstuk drie het betrekking op die toelaatbaarheid van hoorsegetuienis by borgverrigtinge. In hoofstuk vier word kwessies rakende dossierprivilegie behandel en die grondwetlikheid van sodanige privilegie, asook die toepassing daarvan, word van naderby beskou. In hoofstuk vyf word daar gefokus op die aanbrengersprivilegie. Die aard en toepassing van die privilegie asook die vereistes waaraan voldoen moet word alvorens daar op die betrokke privilegie gesteun kan word, word aangeraak. Hoofstuk ses fokus op die borgapplikant se privilegie teen selfinkriminasie. Die bepalings van a 60(11 B)(c) asook die rol van die voorsittende beampte word ook in hierdie hoofstuk aangespreek. Die sewende kwessie wat in verband met borgverrigtinge in die stu die ondersoek word, is die ligging van die bewyslas by sodanige verrigtinge. Dit word In hoofstuk sewe gedoen. Hoofstuk agt bevat 'n opsomming van sowel bevindings as aanbevelings.

本研究以教育權為基本概念導向，除循此脈絡描述學校與學生間的法律關係外，並針對學生法制的一般法理內涵與校園實踐課題進行探討，除融合學校教育功能與學生學習主體之理念內涵外，並由此導引出適用於中小學教育場域的學生法制運作模式。經由文獻分析與實徵調查過程，乃歸納出下列八項研究結果： 一、教育權即人民之教育權利，其係以受教育權為其核心概念；復因教育權係以學習權為其本質，故若使用學習權取代受教育權或教育權之用語，將更能顯現以人民為教育主體的積極意涵。 二、「人民為教育權主體」所稱之「人民」，乃係專指受教育者而言，除此而外的其他人民，則僅具有教育輔助者之地位；因此，教育基本權的功能開展，理應藉由學生對於組織程序之參與，積極促進教育效果之實現。 三、現代社會中的任何生活領域，均不可能自外於國家法律之拘束，故學生與學校間的在學關係應被視為一般法律關係，而無須另覓他說；此外，學生法制除應具備保障學生學習權的功能外，更須同時兼顧教育目的與效果之實現。 四、在現代民主法治的概念基礎上，法律本具有保障人民權利暨促進社會正義的意涵，故將校規的法律性質視為法規範，不但能嚴格保障學生之基本權利，透過組織程序之參與，亦能同時確保學習者的教育主體地位。 五、學生法制本屬整體社會法制之一環，故自須實踐以民主法治精神為依歸的基本法理原則，然基於教育專業之特質與需求，相關法理原則的規範密度，亦得因事務性質之不同，而容有嚴密或寬鬆之區別。 六、基於現代法制維護人性尊嚴與彰顯自然正義之普遍立場，除須藉由法制設計，強化中小學學生參與學校組織程序之領域空間，在實際運作的校規層面上，亦應於修訂、執行、與救濟等相關程序中，適度賦予學生參與之機會。 七、依據教育措施作成名義之不同，總結性成績評定與學校懲處處分，不但要求較高之法律保留密度，並須依其嚴重程度踐行相對正當程序，而受處分之學生亦得依法提起校內申訴以謀求救濟；至若歸屬教學自主之形成性成績評定與教師管教措施，雖無具備嚴格法律保留與正當程序要求之必要，然基於權利救濟原則與實現教育目的之雙重考量，法制或學校亦應就此主動建構合宜的校內陳情管道。 八、就當前的中小學學校環境而言，與其強調學生參與校務之形式設計，不如切實賦予實質討論之參與機制；此外，現階段雖或無成立「學生獎懲委員會」的迫切需求，但為整合中小學校規運作上之實體效果暨程序正義，校內申訴制度卻有切實運作的必要。 近年來，隨著相關教育法制的愈趨健全，教育目的之實現與學生權益之保障，將愈有相得益彰的平衡發展傾向；為落實現代法治國的學生法制理念，本研究建議單獨制定「學生法」，以同時針對各類級學校學生法制事項，進一步予以原則性暨程序性的規範。但無論法制形式如何，當相關法律不斷與時俱進之際，各級教育行政主管機關亦須配合上位法令之變遷，積極增訂、修正、或廢止相關業管法令，以避免因過分延宕而架空法治國基本原則。 此外，當各縣市對教育事務擁有更多自主權限的同時，各級教育行政主管機關除應以「合法性監督」取代事必躬親之心態外，地方教育行政主管機關亦應將此等法令上的「分配利益」，適切轉化為學校或教師的專業裁量空間，以進一步確保教育多元發展、學校本位經營、與學生學習權的充分保障。 最後，無論是法令已為規範、未予規範、或規範不足之處，學校均應啟動其內部專業組織，以進行專業判斷、採行專業措施，並妥適強化校規制定、獎懲作成、與申訴救濟之程序，除藉此展現校規所具有的學校特色外，更能據此發揮校規因地制宜與適應學生個別差異之教育內在需求。 / This study is based on the basic concept of the rights of education. Apart from the description of the relation of law between students and schools, this study emphasizes on the system of law for students to explore the general connotation of law and the school law implementation on campus. Besides the concept of the function of education and the students, this study intends to develop an operation model of system of law for the primary and secondary education arena. This study derives the conclusion through the analysis of literature and the field study. 1. Rights of education are the rights of the people based on the core concept of being educated, and the nature of education rights is from the rights of learning, so we use the term of rights of learning instead of using rights of being educated or the rights of education to emphasize on the active connotations that people are the main body of education. 2. In the “people are the main body of education”, “people” here refer to those who are being educated and the others only have the assistants status of education, so the development of the function of basic education rights should be participated by students to make school procedures to have better education effect. 3. In modern society, any aspects of live can not avoid the restrictions of law, so the relation between students and school should be regarded as the relation of the general law and there is no need to find any other explanations. Besides, the system of law for students is not only to protect the function of the rights of learning but also to achieve the goal and effect of education. 4. Based on the concept of modern democracy and law, law itself has the connotation of protecting the rights of people and of improving the social justice, so we take school regulations as the norm of law so that it can strictly protect students’ basic rights and through the participation of making school procedures, students can ensure their status of being the main body of education. 5. Students’ system of law is a part of the system of law of the society; it should be implemented based on the spirit of the basic principles of democracy. However, based on the need of the educational expertise, the related principle of law and regulations can be loose or strict according to different situations. 6. The concept of modern regulations and laws is to protect human dignity and natural justice, so when designing the regulations and laws, students’ participation in making school procedures should be strengthened and they should involve in actual operation of school regulations especially to take part in the process of revising regulations, implementing school laws, and remedy. Students should have more opportunities for participation of school affairs. 7. According to the education measures, the summative test and the school measures of punishment are not only required higher law criteria, but used relative procedures of justice to implement school laws, and the students who are punished can pledge based on the school laws to seek remedy. As for the autonomy of school in the measures of teaching and the ways of formative test are not required due process and strict laws, but under the consideration of principle of remedy of rights and the goal of education, school should provide ways for students to pledge to seek remedy. 8. In the present primary and secondary school environment, it is better to let students to have actual discuss and participate the school affairs and not to emphasize on the students’ participation in designing the school affairs. Although there is no urgent need to form a “committee of awards and punishment for students” for the time being, it is necessary to form a mechanism for students to have ways to pledge in order to ensure the effect of school regulations and the justice of procedures. Along with the better development of the related regulations and laws of education, the purpose of education and the protection of students’ rights will be achieved. In order to ensure the concept of school regulations and laws, this study suggests to make a unique “student law” and in the meantime, to develop a norm of school regulations and general procedures for all level of schools. However, no matter what the form of school regulations and laws are, when the related laws change constantly, all levels of administrative organizations should have the regulations and school laws amended, revised, or abolished in order to cope with principle of the law. Besides, as the local government has the autonomy in education affairs, all levels of the administrative organizations should use “lawful supervision” instead of “reasonable supervision” to enforce the law. The “distribution of benefit” should be transferred to schools and teachers properly, so that the law can protect the diversity development of school, the school autonomy, and the students’ rights of learning thoroughly. Finally, no matter the restrictions are regulated, not regulated, or insufficiently regulated by law, schools should make decisions according to expertise and take steps to strengthen the school regulations, to make the mechanism of awards and punishment, and procedures of pledge to reveal the characteristics of the school to cope with the need of education for different kind of students.

I conducted a legal analysis of decisions by Texas Commissioners of Education in appeals by Texas school administrators from nonrenewal decisions made by Texas school districts from 1983 to 2013. I analyzed the findings of fact and conclusions of law described in the commissioners’ rulings to determine the legal basis of school districts’ decisions to nonrenew school administrators’ term employment contracts. I also examined the legal rationale for commissioners’ rulings and determined which party most commonly prevailed in these administrative proceedings—the respondent school district or the petitioner school administrator. In particular, the study determined factors that contributed to commissioners’ decisions to overrule or support school districts’ nonrenewal decisions. A careful review of commissioner decisions, which are accessible on the Texas Education Association website, identified 44 commissioner decisions involving appeals by superintendents, associate superintendents, public school administrators, athletic directors, or central office administrators concerning school districts’ term contract nonrenewal decisions from 1983 to 2013. Commissioners’ decisions in these cases were surveyed using legal research methods. This study provides recommendations to assist local education agencies to refine current policies and regulations regarding the nonrenewal of administrators’ term contracts, and provides insight on Texas Commissioners’ rulings on term contract nonrenewal appeals brought by Texas school administrators. The findings revealed that school boards’ lack of understanding of local policies and lack of evidence resulted in commissioners granting 27% of appeals. Additionally, commissioners denied 73% of the appeals because school boards provided at least one reason that met the substantial evidence standard of review, and respondents failed to substantiate allegations or enter evidence in evidentiary hearings.

Le Global Administrative Law (GAL) -- ou "droit administratif global" en français -- est apparu en 2005, à la suite des réflexions conjuguées de chercheurs d'universités américaines (principalement de la New York University School of Law) et italiennes. Le GAL se donne pour but d'analyser un ensemble de mécanismes, règles et procédés comparables aux droits administratifs nationaux utilisés pour promouvoir la transparence, une participation accrue, et la mise en place de mécanismes de responsabilisation (Accountability), au sein d'une structure hybride (Global Administrative Space), composée aussi bien d'organisations internationales, que d'acteurs non-étatiques. La présente étude se donne pour objectif d'analyser les interactions entre ce GAL et le droit international public d'un point de vue institutionnel. / Global Administrative Law (GAL) - or "droit administratif global" in French -appeared in 2005, as the fruit of the combined work of researchers from American (mainly New York University School of Law) and Italian universities. GAL's purpose is to analyze a set of mechanisms, rules and procedures comparable tonational administrative law used to promote transparency, increased participation,and the establishment of accountability mechanisms, within a hybrid structure(called Global Administrative Space), composed of both international organizations and non-state actors. This study's objective is to analyze theinteractions between GAL and public international law from an institutional pointof view.

Apesar de o fluxo de comércio afetado por medidas antidumping não chegar nem a 1% do comércio global, aproximadamente 20% das disputas na OMC são sobre antidumping. A OMC é um órgão intergovernamental e seu sistema de solução de controvérsias tem por objetivo analisar se as medidas adotadas por seus Membros estão em conformidade com os compromissos assumidos nos acordos abrangidos. O Acordo Antidumping da OMC (ADA) estabelece os procedimentos investigatórios a serem seguidos por seus Membros para combater o dumping que comprovadamente causa dano à indústria doméstica. O objetivo é evitar que sejam adotadas medidas em circunstâncias descabidas, com o mero intuito protecionista de criar barreiras ao comércio. O dumping é uma prática do setor privado e não dos governos. Portanto, não é o dumping que é questionado perante a OMC, e sim a obediência pela autoridade investigadora dos procedimentos investigatórios estabelecidos no ADA. Tanto os órgãos da Administração Pública como a OMC exercem uma função fundamental para que o devido processo legal seja observado em matéria antidumping. A função legislativa é criar as normas que regularão o procedimento, a função executiva é aplicar/monitorar o procedimento, e a função judiciária é verificar se o procedimento tem sido aplicado corretamente. À luz dessas considerações, a tese a ser defendida é que: (i) diante das limitações trazidas aos painéis e ao Órgão de Apelação pelo Artigo 17.6 do ADA, a função do sistema de solução de controvérsias da OMC e dos judiciários nacionais, em matéria antidumping, muito se assemelham: ambos buscam controlar a discricionariedade da autoridade investigadora; (ii) mais efetivo para os importadores e/ou exportadores que pretendem questionar uma medida antidumping seria buscar inicialmente uma solução mediante recurso ao judiciário do país importador. O recurso ao sistema da OMC, além de depender do interesse do governo e ser oneroso, apresenta dificuldades no momento de implementação das recomendações; (iii) entretanto, tendo em vista o despreparo do Judiciário Brasileiro, sugerimos a criação de cortes especializadas; (iv) o recurso ao Judiciário, mesmo perante cortes especializadas, não resolveria os problemas do processo antidumping apontados ao longo da tese. Para sanar, fazemos algumas outras sugestões de mudanças estruturais para aplicação: (a) no âmbito da OMC, com vistas a delimitar a atuação do Órgão de Apelação e garantir segurança jurídica aos Membros; e (b) no âmbito brasileiro, com vistas a modificar a dinâmica das investigações antidumping conduzidas pela autoridade administrativa e assegurar o cumprimento de sua real finalidade. / Despite the fact that the flow of trade affected by anti-dumping measures does not reach 1% of global trade, approximately 20% of the disputes at the WTO are about these measures. The WTO is an intergovernmental organization and its dispute settlement system has the objective of analyzing if the measures adopted by its Members are in accordance with the commitments accepted in the covered agreements. The WTOs Anti-Dumping Agreement (ADA) sets forth the investigation proceedings to be followed by its Members in order to deal with dumping proven to have caused damage to domestic industry. The aim is to avoid that measures are taken under inappropriate circumstances, with the mere protectionist purpose of creating trade barriers. Dumping is a private practice, and not a governmental one. Thus, it is not the practice of dumping itself that is questioned before the WTO, but the obedience by the investigating authority of the proceedings established in the ADA. The Public Administration organs and the WTO are equally responsible by a fundamental role of guaranteeing that the due process of law is respected in the matter of anti-dumping measures. The legislative duty is to create rules that will govern the proceedings, the executive duty is to apply/monitor the proceedings and the judiciary duty is to verify if the proceedings have been applied correctly. In light of these aspects, the thesis to be defended is: (i) considering the limitations to panels and the Appellate Body by Article 17.6 of the ADA, the duties of the WTOs dispute settlement system and the national judiciaries, in terms of anti-dumping, are similar: both try to control the discretion of the investigating authority; (ii) it would be more effective to importers and/or exporters who want to challenge an anti-dumping measure to resort initially to the judiciary system of the importer country. The resort to the WTO system, besides depending on the government`s political interest and being expensive, has difficulties when it comes to implement the recommendations; (iii) in spite of that, considering the lack of preparation of the Brazilian Judiciary, it is suggested the creation of specialized courts; (iv) the resort to the Judiciary, even before specialized courts, would not solve the problems of the anti-dumping process pointed out throughout this thesis. To tackle these problems, we make some other suggestions of structural nature: (a) in what concerns the WTO, aiming at limiting the Appellate Body`s role and guaranteeing legal security to its Members; (b) in what concerns Brazil, aiming at changing the dynamics of the anti-dumping investigations conducted by the administrative authority and securing the fulfillment of its real purpose.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:24:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Juliana Matos Martins.pdf: 650981 bytes, checksum: f519ff88c5768f381e6b84c7489b39b1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-01 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The question beyond this study is: is the obligation of grounds every decision consequence of due process in the context of a Constitutional State? On the way of this premise, this master degree dissertation end is the study about due process of law in a Democratic State of Law, showing how a suitable grounding have become important to the democratization of a righteous process. The first part of the study is destined to the analysis of the relation between the Democratic State of Law and the judge, when we will study the role of law interpreterapplicator conquered from constitutionalism. The second part leads the study to the due process of law itself and your application in a Constitutional State, remembering the obligation of a suitable grounds in judicial decisions. Meanwhile, we expose the obligation ground like a constitutional right, foresee on article 93, IX, merging it in a Democratic State of Law, revealing in a consequence of the due process of law. The last part, shows a new concept of the institute of grounding on the new legislation, explaining how it will work on this new scenario / A pergunta ao redor da qual gira em torno esse estudo é a seguinte: o dever de fundamentação jurídica das decisões judiciais é consequência da evolução do princípio do devido processo legal no contexto do Estado Constitucional? Partindo dessa premissa, esta dissertação tem como principal objetivo o estudo sobre o devido processo legal no Estado Democrático de Direito, demonstrando como a fundamentação adequada das decisões judiciais se tornou importante para a legitimidade e democratização do processo justo. A primeira parte do estudo é destinada à análise da relação entre juiz e Estado Democrático de Direito, onde estudaremos o papel que a figura do intérprete-aplicador do direito conquistou a partir do constitucionalismo. A segunda parte dedica-se a estudar o princípio do devido processo legal e sua aplicação no Estado Constitucional, atrelando-o ao dever de fundamentação das decisões judiciais. Nesse ínterim, expomos o dever de fundamentação como uma garantia constitucional no direito brasileiro, prevista no artigo 93, inciso IX, atrelando-a ao Estado Democrático de Direito e revelando-a consequência do devido processo legal. Finalizando, trabalhamos com a renovação do instituto da fundamentação trazida no novo Código de Processo Civil, artigo 489 e parágrafos, comentando cada hipótese trazida no bojo do dispositivo, concluindo com a relação fundamentaçãodemais garantias do devido processo legal