En retraçant la trajectoire de l’évolution du concept de SIEG vers la notion juridique de SIEG,notre recherche met l’accent sur l’évolution d’un concept juridique aux contours flous et à laportée incertaine, notamment pour les juristes français, dans sa perception initiale, vers unenotion juridique porteuse d’un idéal social ; le modèle social Union européen. Ainsi, cettethèse aboutit-elle, premièrement, à redessiner les contours de la notion de SIEG en prenant encompte sa capacité à faire peau neuve de la notion d’intérêt général, familière au droit publicfrançais, progressivement devenue « intérêt économique général — ou intérêt généraléconomique » dans le cadre strict du concept qui nous retient ; intérêt économique généraladossé par ailleurs aux idéologies et principes juridiques européens de la concurrence (article106-2 TFUE) et de régulation économique (article 106-3 TFUE) (Partie 1).En second lieu, la recherche explore ce que l’on pourrait dénommer les « vertus » du régimejuridique des SIEG longtemps passées sous silence par la doctrine : protections juridiquesofferte aux acteurs et consommateurs des prestations de SIEG et position axiologique dumodèle social Union européenne des SIEG consacrée par les articles 14 TFUE et le Protocolenuméro 26 sur les services d’intérêt général qui nous semble contenu dans la notion même deSIEG ou pour le moins en découler fonctionnellement (Partie 2). / Retracing the evolutionary trajectory of the Service of General Economic Interest (SGEI)concept concept to the legal notion of SGEI, my research focuses on the evolution of a legalconcept with uncertain outlines as initially perceived, particularly with reference to the Frenchpublic law theory, towards a juridical notion which carries a social ideal: the European Unionsocial model. The thesis thus leads, first, to the redrawing of the concept of SGEI taking intoaccount its ability to revamp the notion of general interest, a notion familiar to French publiclaw, gradually becoming "economic interest" generally or "general interest economicallyspeaking" within the strict framework of the principles of EU Law relating to competition(Article 106 (2) TFEU) and economic regulation (Article 106-3 TFEU) (Part 1).Secondly, my research explores what might be called the "virtues" of the legal regime ofSGEIs that have long been ignored by the doctrine: legal protection offered to actors andconsumers of SGEI services and the axiological position of the European Union social modelof SGEI enshrined in Articles 14 TFEU and Protocol 26 on services of general interest, whichseems to us contained in the concept of SGEI or at least functional (Part 2)

This thesis addresses the historic debate between natural law theorists and positivists. After providing a foundation for the debate by discussing the thirteenth century natural law theory of St. Thomas Aquinas and the criticisms of it by positivist philosopher John Austin, this thesis turns to the theory of H.L.A. Hart. My primary aim is to outline a defense of the soft positivism of H.L.A. Hart in face of the criticisms of Ronald Dworkin by appealing to two nonexclusive roots of moral principles in the law: justice and criminal law.

This essay is an exploration of the debate between John Finnis and Stephen Macedo on the value of homosexuality. In “Is Natural Law Theory Compatible with Limited Government?” Finnis, a natural law theorist, rejects value-neutralist arguments, stating that the political community can and should make value judgments about its members’ life-choices and that such normative evaluations are compatible with liberalism. Particularly, Finnis argues that homosexuality is in its essence always harmful and degrading, thus unable to participate in the basic human goods it imitates. Furthermore, he argues that the political community in liberal democratic societies is justified in discouraging homosexual conduct as a viable way of life. Macedo, while also rejecting pure value-neutralist liberalism, carefully considers but rejects Finnis’s argument, which rests on an unrealistic description of value and ends of human sexual activity.

Mémoire numérisé par la Division de la gestion de documents et des archives de l'Université de Montréal

Univ. der Bundeswehr, Diss.--München, 2003. / Literaturverz. S. [233] - 260.

Thesis (doctoral)-- Universität Frankfurt a. M., 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-228) and index.

Após a primeira metade do séc. XX, tem ocorrido uma revolução na Filosofia Política, Jurídica e Moral. A partir da rejeição do projeto racionalista da modernidade, Filósofos pós Segunda Guerra tentam recuperar o que se havia perdido na modernidade, que são os preceitos da Filosofia Política clássica, da tradição Ocidental, da transcendência judaicocristã. Destacamos Gerhart Niemeyer para a compreensão do papel do conservadorismo nesse debate. Consideramos que sua Filosofia amadurece até um conservadorismo moderado em três fases: funcionalismo imanentista e crítica à modernidade, anticomunismo e, então, a definição de Filosofia Política conservadora. Sua crítica se desenvolve identificando a raiz moderna das ideologias do séc. XX: na rejeição do divino e da ordem existente, materialismo, a ideia (dialética) de luta de classes, positivismo e jus naturalismo moderno, ativismo revolucionário daí resultante, bem como no historicismo moderno. Seu principal conceito, “total critique”, denuncia que as ideologias modernas possuem caráter político apenas destrutivo, pois requer a destruição do mundo existente (construído na realidade da experiência humana e baseado no Direito Natural transcendente) para a realização de uma natureza humana idealizada e utópica, ou seja, irrealizável. Assim, após a fragmentação da Tradição Ocidental, para reconstruir uma ordem legítima e fundamentada é necessário atentar para ideias como: a tradição Ocidental e o Direito Natural, a identidade e passado público, mito fundador, “realm” como unidade política, moral e limites em função do mito, virtudes existenciais da comunidade, consenso de valores (homonoia), bem como a capacidade crítica necessária para manter a continuidade da unidade cultural em uma democracia. Então, destacamos a importância do conservadorismo americano nesse movimento. Observamos que sua experiência acadêmica e política, ao longo da Guerra Fria, estão no contexto do conservadorismo norte-americano. Contudo, seu conservadorismo é diferente, devido a sua crítica ao liberalismo e a Direita, delineando um conservadorismo moderado. / After the first half of the 20th century there is a revolution in Political, Legal and Moral Philosophy. From the rejection of the rationalist project of modernity, post Second War philosophers try to recover what was lost in modernity, which are the precepts of classical Political Philosophy, on Western tradition, on the Judeo-Christian transcendence. Featuring Gerhart Niemeyer on the understanding the role of conservatism on this debate. We consider that his philosophy matures to a moderate conservatism in three phases: immanentist functionalism and critique of modernity, anticommunism, and then the definition of conservative political philosophy. His critique analysis is developed on identifying the modern root of 20th century ideologies: the rejection of the divine and the existing order, the materialism, the (dialectic) idea of class struggle, positivism and modern jusnaturalism, the resulting revolutionary activism, as well as the modern historicism. Its main concept, "total critique" shows off that modern ideologies have only destructive political character, because it requires the destruction of the existing world (founded in the reality of human experience and based on the sound transcendent Natural Law) to conduct an idealized and utopian human nature, which is unrealizable. So, after the fragmentation of Western Tradition, to rebuild a lawful and reasoned order it is necessary to look after ideas such: the public identity and public past, the founding myth, "realm" as political unit, moral and limits concerning the myth, existential virtues of community, common sense values (homonoia), as well as the necessary critic skill to keep the abidance of the cultural unity in a democracy. Then, we point the importance of American conservatism over this postmodern movement. We found that his academic and politics experience, throughout the Cold War, are within the context of American conservatism. However, his conservatism is different for his critique of liberalism, which means a moderate conservativism.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-07T19:20:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2015-03-30. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2016-03-07T19:24:51Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000858785.pdf: 42593080 bytes, checksum: d836da8f8c3b2eb651571f2131981e9a (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O objetivo da pesquisa é compreender o conceito de Lei Natural e Lei Civil na obra de Rousseau e analisar a possibilidade de uma relação entre estes dois conceitos e formação de uma concepção única de Lei. Porém, constatou-se que existe uma interseção e uma interdependência entre conceitos de Lei Natural e Lei Civil construído dentro de uma linearidade que se inicia no plano hipotético do Segundo Discurso e se concretiza no plano histórico do Contrato Social, mas não há possibilidade de formar um único conceito de Lei. Ou seja, a Lei Natural emerge no estado de natureza e pode ser definida como conjunto de princípios naturais compartilhados entre o homem e a natureza, dentre eles: amor de si, piedade e princípios naturais que distinguem os humanos e dos outros seres, a saber: liberdade e perfectibilidade. Tais princípios impulsionaram o homem, naturalmente solitário e sem noções de moralidade, a perfazer modificações em sua relação com a natureza no sentido de melhorar as condições de sobrevivência e gradativamente intensificar suas interações sociais, situação que, apesar de ter trazido ampliação consciência de si e do outro e o amadurecimento moral, acentuou a progressão da desigualdade que culminou num estado de guerra que é finalizado com o pacto social ou pacto dos ricos. Este institui justiça e o direito, através de uma proposta de uma igualdade jurídica, que pode ser considerada uma expressão de maturação dos cidadãos no que se refere à concepção Lei. Porque esta, que até então, era um conjunto principiológico sem exigibilidade, passa, a partir do estabelecimento do contrato a ter força coercitiva que dará, diferentemente do pacto que é ato primitivo de natureza contratual, movimento e vontade ao corpo político. E nesse movimento legislativo os súditos devem primeiramente, se observar enquanto partícipes da autoridade... / The research is aimed to understand the concept of Natural Law and Civil Law in the work of Rousseau and to examine the possibility of a relationship between these two concepts and the formation of a single conception of Law. However, it was found that there is an intersection and interdependence between the concepts of Natural Law and Civil Law built inside a linearity that begins in the hypothetical plan of the Second Discourse and that is realized on the historical level of the Social Contract, but there is no possibility of forming a single concept of Law. That is, the Natural Law emerges in the state of nature and it can be defined as a set of natural principles shared between man and nature, among them: love of self, compassion and natural principles that distinguish humans and other beings, namely: freedom and perfectibility. Such principles drove the man, naturally lonely and without notions of morality, to make changes in his relationship with nature to improve the living conditions and gradually intensify his social interactions, a situation that, despite having brought expansion of his own conscience and self-awareness the other and moral maturity, highlighted the progression of inequality that culminated in a state of war that ends with the social pact or pact of the rich. It establishes justice and right, through a proposal for a legal equality, which can be considered as an expression of citizen maturation regarding the Law conception. Until then, this was a logical principle set without enforceability and from the establishment of the contract it begins to have coercive force that, unlike the pact that is a primitive act of contractual nature, is going to give movement and will to the political body. And in this legislative movement the subjects should primarily observe themselves as participants in the sovereign authority by the understanding which presupposes their own...

This diploma thesis deals with the Thomas Aquinas´s Conception of Natural Law. The fundamental content of thesis is the Czech translation and critical Commentaries of English written articles. Thesis is divided into three parts. There is a theoretical foundation for Natural Law Conception and Thomas Aquinas themes in the first part, the Critical Commentaries of translated articles in the second part and the translated articles in the third part of diploma thesis. Translated articles are the philosophy studies of Natural Law and its relation to the Lawmaking, the Logic of Ethical Discourse and the Human Rights. There are copies of original English written articles as diploma thesis attachments.

Após a primeira metade do séc. XX, tem ocorrido uma revolução na Filosofia Política, Jurídica e Moral. A partir da rejeição do projeto racionalista da modernidade, Filósofos pós Segunda Guerra tentam recuperar o que se havia perdido na modernidade, que são os preceitos da Filosofia Política clássica, da tradição Ocidental, da transcendência judaicocristã. Destacamos Gerhart Niemeyer para a compreensão do papel do conservadorismo nesse debate. Consideramos que sua Filosofia amadurece até um conservadorismo moderado em três fases: funcionalismo imanentista e crítica à modernidade, anticomunismo e, então, a definição de Filosofia Política conservadora. Sua crítica se desenvolve identificando a raiz moderna das ideologias do séc. XX: na rejeição do divino e da ordem existente, materialismo, a ideia (dialética) de luta de classes, positivismo e jus naturalismo moderno, ativismo revolucionário daí resultante, bem como no historicismo moderno. Seu principal conceito, “total critique”, denuncia que as ideologias modernas possuem caráter político apenas destrutivo, pois requer a destruição do mundo existente (construído na realidade da experiência humana e baseado no Direito Natural transcendente) para a realização de uma natureza humana idealizada e utópica, ou seja, irrealizável. Assim, após a fragmentação da Tradição Ocidental, para reconstruir uma ordem legítima e fundamentada é necessário atentar para ideias como: a tradição Ocidental e o Direito Natural, a identidade e passado público, mito fundador, “realm” como unidade política, moral e limites em função do mito, virtudes existenciais da comunidade, consenso de valores (homonoia), bem como a capacidade crítica necessária para manter a continuidade da unidade cultural em uma democracia. Então, destacamos a importância do conservadorismo americano nesse movimento. Observamos que sua experiência acadêmica e política, ao longo da Guerra Fria, estão no contexto do conservadorismo norte-americano. Contudo, seu conservadorismo é diferente, devido a sua crítica ao liberalismo e a Direita, delineando um conservadorismo moderado. / After the first half of the 20th century there is a revolution in Political, Legal and Moral Philosophy. From the rejection of the rationalist project of modernity, post Second War philosophers try to recover what was lost in modernity, which are the precepts of classical Political Philosophy, on Western tradition, on the Judeo-Christian transcendence. Featuring Gerhart Niemeyer on the understanding the role of conservatism on this debate. We consider that his philosophy matures to a moderate conservatism in three phases: immanentist functionalism and critique of modernity, anticommunism, and then the definition of conservative political philosophy. His critique analysis is developed on identifying the modern root of 20th century ideologies: the rejection of the divine and the existing order, the materialism, the (dialectic) idea of class struggle, positivism and modern jusnaturalism, the resulting revolutionary activism, as well as the modern historicism. Its main concept, "total critique" shows off that modern ideologies have only destructive political character, because it requires the destruction of the existing world (founded in the reality of human experience and based on the sound transcendent Natural Law) to conduct an idealized and utopian human nature, which is unrealizable. So, after the fragmentation of Western Tradition, to rebuild a lawful and reasoned order it is necessary to look after ideas such: the public identity and public past, the founding myth, "realm" as political unit, moral and limits concerning the myth, existential virtues of community, common sense values (homonoia), as well as the necessary critic skill to keep the abidance of the cultural unity in a democracy. Then, we point the importance of American conservatism over this postmodern movement. We found that his academic and politics experience, throughout the Cold War, are within the context of American conservatism. However, his conservatism is different for his critique of liberalism, which means a moderate conservativism.