Technology in Favour of Democracy and the Environment: the Right to Information as First Condition for Such Possibility

This article aims to analyze how technology can facilitate the exercise of democracy and the environment, especially considering the right to information as a first condition for such a possibility. For this, we used the deductive method of approach coupled with the method of monographic procedure o...

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Main Authors: Matheus Silva De Gregori, Patrícia Adriani Hoch
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Direito (CONPEDI) 2016-10-01
Series:Revista de Direito, Governança e Novas Tecnologias
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Online Access:http://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/revistadgnt/article/view/817
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Summary:This article aims to analyze how technology can facilitate the exercise of democracy and the environment, especially considering the right to information as a first condition for such a possibility. For this, we used the deductive method of approach coupled with the method of monographic procedure or case studies, from which were analyzed cases related to the right to environmental information. It was found that environmental information effectively constitutes an essential requirement to rescue individuals and groups to promote citizenship and participation in decision making, aimed at strengthening the democratic rule of law.
ISSN:2526-0049
2526-0049