The First Portuguese Republic and its Political Constitution

Authors

  • Paulo Ferreira da Cunha Universidade do Porto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17811/hc.v0i12.302

Keywords:

Republic, Portuguese First Republic I, Portuguese Constitution of 1911, Republican Ethics

Abstract

There is a whole mythology about the Portuguese First Republic, and a lot of ignorance of the Constitution of 1911. This paper aims to highlight some key aspects of the historical context of the first republican constitution of Portugal, and the salient features of this fundamental law.

Submission Date: 22/12/2010

Acceptance Date: 03/02/2011

Author Biography

Paulo Ferreira da Cunha, Universidade do Porto

Prof. Catedrático e Director do Instituto Jurídico Interdisciplinar da Fac. de Direito da Univ. do Porto. Licenciado, Mestre e Doutor em Direito. Ciências Jurídico-Políticas, da Fac. de Direito da Univ. de Coimbra e Doutor em Direito (História / Filosofia do Direito) da Univ. Paris II. Professor Convidado, Honorário, e Visitante, de reputadas Univ. na Europa e nas Américas. Autor de mais de 500 artigos e 80 livros, publicados em 8 línguas. Da Academia Europeia de Teoria do Direito e da Academia Paulista de Letras Jurídicas, entre outras Sociedades Científicas.

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Issue

No. 12 (2011): Historia Constitucional N. 12 (2011)

Section

Southern Europe

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