Educar para os direitos humanos como instrumento para o combate a violência na sociedade contemporânea.

Abstract

The present monograph embraces the theme “Education for the human rights as an instrument for the combat against violence in the contemporary society”. It is proposed, at the light of the recent and traditional doctrine, to analize, discuss and present the main aspects that involve this subject. To do so, it will be used the bibliographical research methodology consisting on reading, annotations and exposure of some of the most important scholars on the subject. Thus, it discusses the concept of the human being state of nature and his importance to the State formation, posteriorly analyzing the rise of the Contemporary State as keeper of the violence monopoly, building and interrelationship between the globalization phenomenon and the weakening of the Contemporary State, with the consequent society empowerment and the possibility of the reappearance of the deinstitutionalized violence. Therefore, it will be presented the definitions of human rights and functional rights, as well as the historic contextualization, fulfilment and internationalization of the human rights. Finally, will be analyzed the concept of education, distinguishing it from the teaching concept, as well as its importance to the individual social development, moreover, presents the concept of education for the human rights, analyzing the possibility of this to be a tool for the combat against violence in the contemporary society, indicating, at last, the challenges and obstacles to the effectuation of this education. Starting from the premise that the education is a fundamental right it is intended to answer in which way the education can provide the individual social development and an education geared to the human rights can serves as a tool for the combat against the violence incrusted in the contemporary society. Although the education for the human rights is not the only instrument for the combat against the misfortunes confronted by the contemporary society, the present paper seeks to demonstrate the that this education form reflects the changing of the human being behavior, preparing him to act in favor to the human rights and live in society with dignity and peace, providing pacification of conflicts and consequent violence decrease, goals that society claims for so long.