The principle of prevalence of human rights

Abstract

The reflection made in this article will address the evolution of human rights. The birth of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its ideals stemming from the French Revolution, the slogan of equality, liberty and fraternity, the evolu­tion of state sovereignty in favor of human rights. Brazil and the principles of human dignity and the prevalence of human rights under the Constitution of 1988. And the criteria used for incorporation of treaties and conventions on human rights in the Brazilian legal system before and after the Consti­tutional Amendment No. 45 of December 30, 2004.