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1 защита прав и свобод граждан

protection of citizens' rights and freedoms

Русско-английский юридический словарь > защита прав и свобод граждан
2 защита

сущ.

(охрана, оборона) defence;

(охрана, покровительство) protection;

( гарантия) safeguard;

( сторона в судебном процессе) the defence
- защита государственных интересов
- защита закона
- защита интересов потребителя
- защита капиталовложений
- защита культурных ценностей
- защита национальных меньшинств
- защита нравственности
- защита окружающей среды
- защита отечества
- защита отрицанием факта
- защита прав человека
- защита права собственности
- защита чести
- дипломатическая защита
- добросовестная защита
- достаточная защита
- конституционная защита
- надлежащая защита
- общественная защита
- правовая защита
- процессуальная защита
- судебная защита
защита моральных и материальных интересов — defence of moral and material interests

защита обвиняемого (подсудимого) — defence of the accused; counsel for the defendant

защита основ конституционного строя — protection of the foundations of the constitutional system

защита по гражданскому делу — civil defence

защита по уголовному делу — criminal defence; counsel for the prisoner

защита прав и свобод граждан — protection of citizens’ rights and freedoms

защита против рисков произвольного задержания — protection against risks of arbitrary detention

защита со стороны общества и государства — protection by the society and the state

защита ссылкой на алиби — defence of alibi

защита ссылкой на законность действий — defence of legality; legality defence

защита ссылкой на крайнюю необходимость — defence of extreme necessity

защита ссылкой на невменяемость — defence of insanity

защита ссылкой на недопустимость доказательств — defence of inadmissibility (impermissibility)

защита ссылкой на нерелевантность фактов — defence of irrelevance

защита ссылкой на особые обстоятельства — special defence

защита ссылкой на принуждение к действию — defence of duress

защита ссылкой на провокацию — defence of provocation

защита ссылкой на самооборону — defence of self-defence

защита суверенитета и территориальной целостности страны — defence of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a country (of a state)

брать под свою \защитау — to protect; take under one’s protection

в \защитау — in defence (of)

в интересах \защитаы — in the interests of the defence

возглавлять \защитау — ( в суде) to lead for the defence

встать на \защитау (выступать в \защитау) — to advocate; defend; protect; rise (stand) in defence (of); safeguard; stand up (for)

встать на \защитау своей национальной независимости — to rise (stand) in defence of one’s national independence

выступать в \защитау всеобщего мира и безопасности — to advocate (safeguard, uphold) world (universal) peace and security

искать \защитаы — (у) to seek smb’s protection

основной аргумент \защитаы — merit of the defence

осуществлять \защитау — ( в суде) to conduct (maintain) the defence

отказываться от \защитаы адвокатом — to conduct one’s own defence; serve one’s own counsel

под \защитаой — protected (by); under the protection (of)

подготовить \защитау — to prepare the defence

поддерживать \защитау — to support the defence

право на \защитау — ( в суде) benefit of counsel; right to defence; right to legal assistance (protection by the court)

предоставлять средство правовой \защитаы — to remedy

представлять позицию \защитаы — to raise the defence

равная защита со стороны закона — equal protection of the law

свидетель \защитаы — witness for the defence

средство судебной \защитаы — relief (at law); remedy

эффективная международная защита прав человека — effective international protection of human rights

Юридический русско-английский словарь > защита
3 право прав·о

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1) (узаконенная свобода делать что-л.) right; (на помощь, пособие) entitlement; (полномочие) power

аннулировать права — to annul / to nullify rights

воспользоваться своим правом — to exercise one's right

восстанавливать в правах — to rehabilitate (smb.)

гарантировать права — to guarantee rights

давать право одному государству совершать действия на территории другого государства — to give to a state the right to perform certain acts on the territory of another state

дать (кому-л.) право — to give (smb.) a title

затрагивать (чьи-л.) права — to involve (smb.'s) rights

злоупотреблять (своими) правами — to abuse the rights

иметь право — to have / to possess the right (to), to be entitled (to), to be eligible (for); to be vested with the right

иметь право исповедовать любую религию или не исповедовать никакой — to have the right to profess or not to profess any religion

иметь право на долю прибыли — to be entitled to a share in the profit

иметь право стать членом (какой-л. организации) — to be eligible for membership

иметь право только советовать — to be restricted to advising

использовать право — to exercise a right

лишиться / утрачивать права — to forfeit

наделять правом — to vest a right

наносить ущерб (чьим-л.) правам — to prejudice (smb.'s) rights

не иметь права вмешиваться в обсуждение (какого-л.) вопроса — to have no say in the matter, not to be entitled to the discussion

не признавать права — to disclaim a right

обладать правами — to enjoy / to have rights

обрести право — to qualify (for)

оговаривать право в отношении (чего-л.) — to reserve the right with regard (to smth.)

ограничивать права — to curtail / to restrict (smb.'s) rights

определять права и обязанности — to prescribe the rights and duties

оспаривать право — to dispute / to contest a right

оставить (за собой) право сделать (что-л.) — to reserve the right to do (smth.)

осуществлять (свои) права — to exercise (one's) rights

отказать (кому-л.) в праве — to deny (smb.) the right

отказаться от (своего) права — to renounce / to resign / to abandon / to surrender (one's) right (to)

отказаться от права выступить — to forgo / to waive one's right to speak

отстаивать (свои) права — to assert / to stand upon (one's) rights

охранять права — to safeguard rights

передавать права — to delegate rights (to)

подтвердить права (жителей) — to underpin the rights (of inhabitants)

пользоваться правами — to exercise / to enjoy one's rights поступаться (своим) правом to waive (one's) right

посягать на (чьи-л.) права — to invade (smb's) rights, to infringe on / upon (smb.'s) rights

предоставить право судоходства — to grant the right to navigation

предоставлять права — to confer rights (upon), to grant / to accord / to give rights (to), to entitle, to enable, to empower

предоставлять права воюющей стороне — to concede belligerent rights

предоставлять (кому-л.) право сделать что-л. (преим. о законодательстве) — to enable (smb.) to do smth.

предоставлять право участвовать в выборах — to enfranchise

признавать права — to recognize rights

приобрести право — to acquire a right

присваивать (себе) право — to arrogate (to oneself) a right

расширять права — to broaden / to expand the rights

реализовать (своё) право — to exercise (one's) right

сохранять (за собой) право сделать что-л. — to reserve the right (to do smth.)

требовать причитающегося по праву — to claim a / one's right

уважать права и законные интересы (других) лиц — to respect the rights and lawful interests of (other) persons

уничтожать права — to destroy rights

уравнивать в право ах — to give / to grand equal rights (to smb.), to equalize (smb.) in rights

урезать права — to curtail (smb.'s) rights

ущемлять права — to derogate from (smb.'s) right

ущемлять законные права и интересы — to infringe (on) ligitimate rights and interests

авторское право — copyright

нарушать авторское право — to infringe a copyright

нарушение авторского права — infringement of copyright

активное и пассивное право представительства — right of active and passive legation

безусловное право — vested right

бесспорное право — uncontestable right

"бумажное право" (право, существующее на бумаге) — paper title

взаимное право — mutual right

гражданские права — civil rights

давать гражданские права — to endenizen

лишение гражданских прав — forfeit of civil rights

гражданские и политические права — civil and political rights

гуманитарное право — humanitarian rule

дополнительные права — additional rights

естественное право — natural law / right

законное право — legitimate right, valid title

иметь законное право — to be entitled (to)

требовать признания законных прав — to claim recognition of rights

борьба за законные права — struggle for (one's) legitimate rights

использование / осуществление (своего) законного права — enjoyment of (one's) legal right

нарушения законных прав и интересов частных лиц — private wrongs

закреплённые права — acquired rights

избирательное право — vote, electoral right, suffrage, elective franchise, electorship

активное избирательное право — positive suffrage

всеобщее избирательное право — universal suffrage

всеобщее, равное и прямое избирательное право при тайном голосовании — universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot

лишённый избирательного права — voteless, nonvoter

пассивное избирательное право — eligibility

прямое избирательное право — direct suffrage

равное избирательное право — equal suffrage

избирательное право для женщин — female / women's suffrage

лишаться избирательных прав — to disenfranchise

лишение избирательных прав — deprivation of electoral rights, disenfranchisement

нарушение избирательного права — disturbance of franchise

имеющий право быть избранным — electable, eligible

имеющий право выбирать — elective, eligible

имеющий право выдвижения собственной кандидатуры или избрания самого себя (на какой-л. пост, в члены организации) — self-elective

имущественные права — property rights, vested interests

исключительное право — exclusive / sole / prerogative right, monopoly, prerogative, absolute title

исключительное право на учреждение предприятия / фирмы — exclusive right of establishment

конституционные права — constitutional rights

личные права — personal rights

монопольное право — exclusive / monopoly / sole right

не имеющий права представительства (о городе) — unfranchised

неоспоримое право — indisputable right

неотъемлемое право — inalienable / inherent / undeniable right

неотъемлемое и неотчуждаемое право — inalienable and imprescriptible right

неписаное право — imperscriptible right

облекающий правом (преим. о законе) — enabling

общее / совместное право — right of common

определённое право — certain right

определённое установленное право — ascertainable right

основные права — basic / fundamental rights

особое право, предоставленное правительством или монархом — franchise

патентные права — patent fights

политические права — political rights

лишать политических прав — to denude / to deprive (smb.) of political rights

пользоваться всей совокупностью политических прав — to enjoy full political rights

попранные права — usurped rights

почётное право — freedom

предъявляющий права — claimant

преимущественное право — preference, priority / underlying, preferential right, right of priority

преимущественное право удержания — underlying lien

прерогативное право — prerogative right

привилегированное право — preferred right

признанные права — acquired / vested rights

приобретённые права — acquired rights

равные права — equal rights

на равных правах — enjoying / exercising equal rights

священное право — sacred right

специальные права — special rights

предоставить специальные права — to confer (on smb.) special rights

суверенное право — sovereign right

осуществлять (свои) суверенные права — to exercise (one's) sovereign rights

феодальное право ист. — feudal law

аннулирование прав — reversion of rights

без прав и привилегий — ex-all

без права передачи — untransferable

взаимность прав и обязанностей — mutuality of rights and obligations

восстановление в правах — rehabilitation

гарантия защиты прав национальных меньшинств — guarantee of protection of minorities

движение за права — movement for rights

защита прав — defence / protection of rights

злоупотребление правами — abuse of rights

коллизия права (противоречие между нормами различных правовых систем по одному и тому же вопросу) — conflict of laws

лицо, имеющее право на обратный переход к нему имущества — reversioner

лица, ограниченные в праве передвижения — restrictees

лицо, отказавшееся от (каких-либо) прав в пользу другого лица — releasor

лицо, получившее право на возмещение ущерба — recoveror

нарушение / ущемление прав — infringement / violation of rights

ограничение прав и свобод — restriction of rights and freedoms

прямое и косвенное ограничение прав — direct aud indirect restriction of rights

осуществление прав — the exercise of rights

обеспечивать осуществление прав — to ensure the exerpise of rights

отказ от прав — abandonment of rights, quitclaim

добровольный отказ от прав — deliberate abandonment of rights

охрана прав — preservation of rights

положение, принадлежащее по праву — rightful position

право ангарии, право воюющей стороны на захват — right of angary

современное право ангарии — modern right of angary

аннулирование договора (вследствие его нарушения) — right to cancel a treaty

право апелляции — appeal

право беспрепятственного / мирного прохода — right of innocent passage

право быть избранным — right to be elected

иметь право быть избранным — to be eligible for election

право вето — right of veto, veto power, negative voice

право владения — right of possession

нарушать чужое право владения — to trespass one's right of possession

нарушение права владения — trespass of the right of possession

право владения, пользования и распоряжения — right of possession, enjoyment and disposal

право владеть имуществом — right to own property

права воюющих сторон — belligerent rights

право выбирать (свой собственный) путь (развития) — right of nations to choose their own path / way (of development)

право выбора — right of option

право выбора местожительства — right to residence

право выбора профессии — the right to choose one's profession

право выгрузки пассажиров, багажа, грузов и почты — right to discharge passengers, baggage, cargo and mail

право выезда / выхода — egress

право, выработанное судами — judge-made law

право выставления кандидатов в депутаты — the right to nominate candidates for the election

право высылки (иностранцев) — right of expulsion

право, вытекающее из (факта) владения — title by possession

права, вытекающие из данного договора — rights under the treaty

право вышестоящего суда пересмотреть приговор или решение нижестоящего суда — appellate jurisdiction

право голоса / участия в выборах / голосовании — voting right, franchise one's right to vote

лишать права голоса — to exclude (smb.) from the poll, to deprive of the right to vote, to disfranchise

лишать выборщика права голоса — to disqualify an elector, to disfranchise

предоставлять право голоса — to enfranchise

с правом решающего голоса — with a right to vote

с правом совещательного голоса — without a right to vote

право государств вступать в союзные договоры — capacity of states to enter into alliances

право государства на самооборону — right of a state to self-defence

право государств на суверенитет над своими природными ресурсами — right of nations of sovereignty over their natural resources

право государства применять насилие для соблюдения законности — imperium лат.

права государств транзита — right of states of transit

права граждан — rights of citizens

за широкие права граждан — in favour of broad rights of citizens

соблюдение и защита прав граждан — observance and protection of the rights of citizens

равные права граждан всех рас и национальностей — equal rights of citizens of all races and nationalities

право денонсации — right of denunciation

право доступа на государственную службу — right of access to public service

права заимствования / на получение кредита (в МВФ) — drawing rights (in IMF)

права заимствования на специальных условиях — allocation of special drawing rights

специальные права заимствования, СПЗ — special drawing rights, SDR

предоставление специальных прав заимствования — allocation of special drawing rights

право заключать договоры — competence to conclude treaties

право заключать коллективные договоры — right to collective bargaining, right to conclude collective agreements

право заключения договоров — treaty-making power

право законодательной инициативы — right of legislative initiative, power to initiate legislation

право захвата — right of seizure

право защиты — right of protection

право защиты граждан за границей — right of protection over citizens abroad

права и обязанности — rights and duties

права и свободы — rights and freedoms

социально-экономические, политические и личные права и свободы — social, economic, political and personal rights and freedoms

лишать демократических прав и свобод — to deprive of democratic rights and freedoms

право избирать — right to vote

иметь право избирать — to be eligible

право издавать законы — edictal powers

права иностранцев — rights of aliens

право инспекции / осмотра — right of inspection

право использование вод (пограничной реки) — water right

право мирного прохода через территориальные воды — freedom of inoffensive passage through the maritime belt

право на бесплатное медицинское обслуживание — right to free medical services

право на владение территорией и приобретение её — right of holding and acquiring territory

право на вмешательство / на интервенцию — right of intervention

право на возвращение (своих) природных ресурсов — right to reclaim (one's) natural resources

право на выбор профессии — right to choose one's trade

право на выход из состава участников (соглашения, договора и т.п.) — right of withdrawal

право на гражданство — right to citizenship / nationality

право на домовую церковь (для посла) / свободного отправления религиозного культа в особом помещении посольства или миссии — right of Chapel

право на жизнь, свободу и личную неприкосновенность — right to life, liberty and security of person

право на жилище — right to housing

право на забастовку — right to strike

право на защиту закона — right to protection of the law

право на избрание — eligibility

отсутствие права на избрание — ineligibility

право на иммунитет — entitlement to immunity

право на индивидуальную самооборону — right to individual self-defence

права на интеллектуальную и промышленную собственность — intellectual and industrial property rights

право на иск — right of action

право на коллективную самооборону — right to collective self-defence

право на льготы — entitlement to benefits

право на материальное обеспечение в старости в случае болезни и потери трудоспособности — right to material security in old age, sickness and disability

право на международные сношения — right of intercourse

право на национализацию или передачу владения своим гражданам — right to nationalization or transfer of ownership to its nationals

право на национальную независимость и суверенитет — right to national independence and sovereignty

право на нейтралитет — right to neutrality

право на обжалование судебных решений — right to appeal against court decisions

право на образование — right to education

право на ответ / на ответное слово — right of reply

используя право на ответ / в порядке осуществления права на ответ — in exercise of (one's) right of reply

отказаться от права на ответ — to waive (one's) right to reply

право на отдых — right to rest (and leisure)

право на передвижение — right to travel

право на подачу индивидуальной петиции — right of individual petition

права на полуавтоматическое получение кредита (в МВФ) — semi-automatic drawing rights (in IMF)

право на получение информации (журналистами) / право быть осведомлённым — right to know разг.

право на признание — right to recognition

право на принудительное осуществление — right to enforce

право на публикацию — right to publish

право на разработку минеральных ресурсов / полезных ископаемых — mineral rights

право на ратификацию — right to ratification

права на репатриацию иностранных капиталовложений / прибылей — repatriation right

право на самооборону — right of / to self-defence

право на самоопределение — right to self-determination

право на самосохранение — right of self-preservation

право на самоуправление — right to autonomy

право на свободу и безопасность личности — right to freedom and security of person

право на свободу собраний и ассоциаций — right of association and of assembly

право на свободу убеждений и свободное их выражение / свободу слова — right to freedom of opinion and expression

право на связь / на использование связи — right of communication

право на собственное мнение — right to opinion

право на социальное обеспечение — right to social security / insurance

право на суверенитет — right to sovereignty

право на существование — right to exist, right of existence

право на территориальное и личное верховенство — right of territorial and personal supremacy

право на труд — right to work

право на участие в голосовании — voting qualifications

иметь право на что-л. (в силу собственных заслуг, способностей, создавшегося положения) — in one's own right

право навигации / судоходства — navigation right

право народов на свободное и независимое развитие — right of nations to free and independent development

право народов определять свою судьбу — right of peoples to determine their own destiny

право наследования — right of succession / to inherit

право наследовать — right to succeed

право наций на самоопределение вплоть до государственного отделения — right of nations to self-determination up to and including separation

право неограниченного выдвижения кандидатур — right to nominate an unlimited number of candidates

право обжалования — right of appeal

право обжаловать действия должностных лиц — the right to lodge a complaint against the actions of officials

право обложения налогом — taxing power

право обыска — right of search

право опровержения — right of correction

право освобождения от налогов — right to tax exemption

право осмотра и обыска — right of visit and search

право, основанное на давности (его использования) — prescriptive right

право остановки и стоянки на якоре — right of stopping and anchoring

права, осуществляемые (по чьему-л.) полномочию — vicarious power / authority

право осуществлять охрану порядка — police power

право отвода кандидата — right to challenge a candidate

права, относящиеся к предоставлению убежища — rights relating to asylum

право очной ставки — right to be confronted

право передоверия — power of substitution

право плавания — right of navigation

право плавания под морским флагом — right to fly a maritime flag

право повторного захода судов — free regress for ships

право погрузки пассажиров, багажа, грузов и почты — right to pick up passengers, baggage, cargo and mail

право покидать любую страну, включая свою собственную, и возвращаться в свою страну — right to leave any country including one's own and to return to one's country

право политического убежища — right of political asylum

право помилования — right to pardon

право по рождению / в силу происхождения — birthright

право посадки — right of landing

право посольства / представительства — right of legation

активное право посольства — active right of legation

пассивное право посольства — passive right of legation

право представления — right of representation

наследовать по праву представления — to inherit by right of representation

право преследования — right of persuit

право, признанное судом справедливости — equities

право применения ядерного оружия — option of using nuclear weapons

право применять принудительные меры — power of coercion

право принимать и назначать дипломатических представителей — right of reception and mission of diplomatic envoys

право принимать пассажиров, направляющихся на территорию (какого-л.) государства — privilege to take on passengers for the territory of a state

право принимать участие в управлении страной — right to take part in government

право приоритета (в выборе) — prior right

право проезда / прохода — right of passage

права профсоюзов — trade union rights

право равного доступа на государственную службу — right of equal access to public service

право распоряжаться общим имуществом — right to dispose of community property

право распоряжаться природными ресурсами — right to dispose of natural resources

право расторжения контрактов — right to terminate a contract

право рыболовства — right of fishery / fishing

право свободно вести морскую торговлю — freedom of the seas

право свободно выбирать (себе) местожительство — right to freedom of residence

право свободного выхода из федерации — right to secede freely from the federation

право свободного доступа (к чему-л.) — freedom of access (to smth.)

право свободного доступа к морю — right of free access to the sea

право свободного передвижения — right to travel

право свободы вероисповедания — right to private worship

право свободы голоса — freedom of speech

право собраний — right of assembly

право собственности — title, property right, right of ownership

права собственности или квазисобственности — proprietary or quasi-proprietary rights

затрагивать право собственности — to affect ownership

законное право собственности — legal title

неоспоримое право собственности — marketable / merchantable / good title

передача права собственности — transfer of ownership

право собственности, приобретённое завладением — title by occupancy

страхование от недостатков в праве собственности — title insurance

право спасателя на удержание спасённого имущества — salvage lien

право ссылаться на основание недействительности договора — right to invoke a ground for invalidating a treaty

право ссылаться на основание прекращения договора — right to invoke a ground for terminating a treaty

право ссылаться на основание приостановления действия договора — right to invoke a ground for suspending the operation of a treaty

право сторон быть выслушанными судом — right of parties to be heard by the court

право суверенитета над воздушным пространством — right of sovereignty over the air

право судов плавать под определённым флагом — claim of vessels to sail under a certain flag

право транзита / транзитного прохода — right of transit

право убежища — right of asylum, rights of sanctuary, sanctuary rights

использовать право убежища — to extend the right of asylum

нарушать право убежища — to break the sanctuary

нарушение права убежища — infringement of the right to asylum

предоставить право убежища — to grant a right to asylum

право удержания имущества до уплаты долга — lien

право устанавливать дипломатические отношения — right to establish diplomatic relations

права человека — human rights, rights of mankind

пренебрегать основными правами человека — to disregard basic human rights

обойти сферу прав человека — to bypass the sphere of human rights

попирать права человека — to trample human rights

потворствовать нарушению прав человека — to connive at the violation of human rights

защита прав человека — defence / protection of human rights

международное признание прав человека — international recognition of human rights

нарушение прав человека — repsession / supression / violation of human rights

осуждать страну за нарушение прав человека — to censure a country for human rights violation

осуществление прав человека — realization of human rights

соблюдение прав человека — observance of human rights

уважение прав человека — respect for human righst

естественные права человека — natural rights of man

основные права человека — fundamental human rights

священное право человека — sacred human right

концепция врождённых прав человека — conception of the inherent rights of man

развитие прав человека — promotion of human rights

право экономического сотрудничества — right of economic co-operation

право экспатриации — right of expatriation

право эмиграции — right of emigration

право (на осуществление) юрисдикции — right of jurisdiction

признание прав — recognition of rights

приостановление права — suspension of the right

приостановление прав членства — suspension of the rights of membership

соблюдение права — observance of a right

сохранение права — reservation of a right

уважение прав — respect for rights

утрата права — forfeit

утрата права на... — loss of a right to...

без права передачи — not transferable

2) мн. (свидетельство) licence

3) (совокупность законов и постановлений) law, rule

изучать право — to study the law

отвечать нормам права — to be in accordance with the law

противоречить праву — to contradict the law

административное право — administrative law

арендное право — leasehold interest

внутреннее право — internal law

внутригосударственное право — national law, municipal jurisprudence

военное право — martial law

военное уголовное право — military law

нормы военного права — articles of war

воздушное право — air law

государственное право — state / political / public / constitutional law

нарушения государственных или общественных прав и интересов — public wrongs

гражданское право — civil law

давать гражданские права — to endenizen

освобождать от ограничения гражданских прав — to emancipate from civil disabilities

гражданско-процессуальное право — law of civil procedure

гуманитарное право — humanitarian law

применяемое в вооружённых конфликтах гуманитарное право — humanitarian rules relating to armed conflicts

действующее право — existing law

дипломатическое право — diplomatic law

дискреционное право — discretion law

договорное право — law of treaties, contract law

нарушение договорных прав — violation of treaty rights

доказательственное право — law of evidence

дополнительное, субсидиарное право — appendant

земельное право — land law

каноническое право — canon law, the Canon

коллизионное право — conflict of laws

консульское право — consular law

космическое право — outer space / cosmic law

крепостное право ист. — serfdom

отмена крепостного права — abolition of serfdom

кулачное право, право сильного — fist law

личное право — law of a person

международное право — international law, law of nations

признавать международное право — to recognize international law

злоупотребление международным правом — abuse of international law

гуманитарное международное право — international humanitarian law

конвенционное международное право — conventional international law

международное валютное право — international monetary law

международное общее право — universal international law

международное уголовное право — international criminal law

международное экономическое и инвестиционное право — international economic and investment law

обычное международное право — customary international law

нормы обычного международного права — rules of customary international law

публичное международное право — public international law

региональное международное право — regional international law

универсальное международное право — universal international law

частное международное право — international private law

в полном соответствии с международным правом — in full conformity with international law

в свете международного права — in the perspective of international law

нарушение международного права — violation of international law

общепризнанная норма международного права — universally recognized rule of the Law of Nations

игнорировать общепризнанные нормы международного права — to disregard generally recognized norms of international law

нарушать нормы международного права — to violate the rules of international law

несовместимость с нормами международного права — incompatibility with the norms / rules of international law

объект международного права — object of international law

основные положения международного права — fundamental notions of international law

примат международного права в политике — primacy of international law in politics

система договорных норм международного права — system of conventional rules of international law

субъект международного права — subject of international law

трактовка международного права — treatment of international law

морское право — law of the sea, maritime / naval law

внутригосударственное морское право — maritime law

морское залоговое право — maritime lien

морское призовое право — maritime / naval prize

обычное морское право — common law of the sea

наследственное право — succession law

национальное право — national law

лишать национальных прав — to denationalize

непреложное право — indefeasible law

общее / обычное право — common / customary / consuetudinary law

в соответствии с нормами общего права — under common law

сборник английского обычного права — Corpus of English Common Law

общепринятое призовое право — generally accepted prize law

обязательственное право — law of obligations

посольское право — ambassadorial law

преимущественное право (кредитора) — preference

преимущественное право на покупку — preemption

приобретать преимущественное право на покупку — to preempt

прецедентное право — law of precedent, case law

процедурное право — law of procedure

публичное право — public law

иностранное публичное право — foreign public law

семейное право — family law

статутное право — statutory law

судебное право — judicial law

торговое право — merchant / commercial law, law-merchant

торгово-промышленное право — business law

трудовое право — labour law

уголовное право — criminal / penal law

уголовно-процессуальное право — law of criminal procedure

фискальное право — fiscal law

церковное право — ecclesiastical law

частное право — private law

нарушение / несоблюдение норм права — contempt of the law

общие принципы права — general principles of law

определение права — definition of law

отсутствие норм права — lack of legislation

право возмездия — law of reprisal

право войны — law of war

право мира — law of peace

Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > право прав·о
4 право

1 (в субъективном смысле)
сущ.

right;

title;

(власть, полномочие) authority;

power
- право авторства
- право аренды
- право бенефициария
- право вето
- право владеть имуществом
- право возмездия
- право воспроизведения
- право воюющей стороны
- право выбора
- право выкупа
- право выхода
- право выхода
- право голоса
- право давности
- право денонсации
- право законодательной инициативы
- право изобретателя
- право интеллектуальной собственности
- право личной собственности
- право личности
- право на взыскание
- право на возврат
- право на вознаграждение
- право на гражданство
- право на жизнь
- право на жилище
- право на защиту
- право на избрание
- право на иск
- право на компенсацию
- право на недвижимость
- право на образование
- право на обыск
- право на переизбрание
- право на привилегию
- право на самоопределение
- право на самоуправление
- право на свободу
- право на существование
- право на труд
- право надзора
- право нанять адвоката
- право наслаждаться искусством
- право наследования
- право обжалования
- право отвода кандидата
- право отзыва
- право очной ставки
- право передоверия
- право пересмотра
- право подписи
- право пользования
- право помилования
- право потребовать адвоката
- право представлять свидетелей
- право представлять улики
- право преждепользования
- право преимущественного удовлетворения
- право преимущественной покупки
- право преследования
- право приоритета
- право продажи
- право просить помилования
- право протеста
- право самосохранения
- право свободного доступа
- право собраний
- право собственности
- право требования
- право убежища
- право удержания
- право усмотрения
- право членства
- право юридического лица
- право юрисдикции
- авторское право
- арендное право
- беспредельное право
- возвратное право
- естественное право
- законное право
- залоговое право
- избирательное право
- изобретательское право
- иметь право
- иметь законное право
- иметь полное право
- имеющий юридическое право
- использовать своё право
- конкретное право
- конституционное право
- личное право
- наследственное право
- неделимое имущественное право
- неотъемлемое право
- обусловленное право
- ограниченное право
- ограничивать право
- определять право
- оспаривать право
- осуществлять право
- патентное право
- пожизненное право
- посессорное право
- производное право
- процессуальное право
- регрессивное право
- спорное право
- субъективное право
- субъективное право
- суверенное право
- существенное право
- ущемлённое право
- юридически действительное право
право (свободно) выбирать и развивать свою политическую, социальную, --

право ареста (удержания) имущества — (general, possessory) lien; right of retention

право владения, пользования и распоряжения — right of possession, enjoyment and disposal

право вступать в брак и основывать семью — right to marry and to found a family

право вступать в отношения с другими государствами — right to enter into relations with other states

право вступления во владение — ( недвижимостью) right of entry

право выступать в высших судах — right of audience in the higher courts

право доступа к государственной службе — right of access to public service

право доступа к информации — right of access to information

право замены тюремного заключения штрафом — option of a fine

право защиты своих граждан — right of protection of one’s citizens (nationals)

право избирать и быть избранным — right to vote and to be elected

право искать убежище от преследования — right to seek an asylum from persecution

право исповедовать любую религию или не исповедовать никакой — right to profess or not to profess any religion

право мотивированного или немотивированного отвода — right of cause or peremptory challenge

право на бесплатное медицинское обслуживание — right to free medical services

право на быстрый суд — right to a speedy trial

право на владение землёй — title to land

право на владение территорией и приобретение её — right to hold and acquire the territory

право на доброе имя и репутацию — right to a good name and reputation

право на достаточный (удовлетворительный) уровень жизни — right to an adequate standard of living

право на заключение коллективных договоров — collective bargaining right; right to bargain collectively

право на защиту закона — right to protection of the law

право на защиту моральных и материальных интересов — right to protection of moral and material interests

право на защиту от безработицы — right to protection against unemployment

право на защиту со стороны общества и государства — right to protection by society and the state

право на личную безопасность (неприкосновенность) — right to inviolability of the person (to personal security)

право на материальное обеспечение в старости (в случае потери трудоспособности) — right to maintenance in old age (in case of disability)

право на незамедлительное слушание дела — right to a prompt hearing

право на обеспечение на случай безработицы, болезни или инвалидности — right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness or disability

право на обжалование судебных решений — right of appeal; right to appeal against court decisions

право на освобождение до окончания судебного разбирательства — right to release pending a trial

право на осмотр и захват — right of search and seizure

право на отдых и досуг — right to rest and leisure

право на охрану здоровья — right to health protection

право на пересмотр приговора — ( более высоким судом) right to have the sentence reviewed (by a higher court | tribunal)

право на получение удовлетворения (возмещения) — right to recovery

право на получение юридической помощи — right to legal aid (assistance)

право на помилование или смягчение приговора — right to seek pardon or commutation of the sentence

право на представительство адвоката — right to a counsel

право на признание правосубъектности — right to recognition as a person before the law

право на равенство перед судом — right to equal treatment before the court (before the tribunal)

право на равную оплату за равный труд — right to equal pay for equal work

право на рассмотрение дела судом присяжных — right to a jury trial

право на свободный выбор местожительства — right to freedom of residence

право на свободный выбор работы — right to a free choice of employment

право на свободу и политическую независимость — right to freedom and political independence

право на свободу мирных собраний и ассоциаций — right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association

право на свободу мысли, совести и религии — right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion

право на свободу убеждений — right to freedom of belief (of opinion and expression)

право на социальное обеспечение — right to social insurance

право на справедливое и удовлетворительное вознаграждение — right to a just and favourable remuneration

право на справедливое судебное разбирательство — right to a fair trial

право на суверенитет над своими ресурсами — right to sovereignty over one’s natural resources

право на судебную защиту — benefit of a counsel; right to defence; right to legal assistance (protection by the court)

право на судебную проверку законности и обоснованности содержания под стражей — right to court verification of the legality and validity of holding (smb) in custody

право на территориальную целостность — right to territorial integrity

право на частную жизнь (неприкосновенность частной жизни) — right to privacy

право на юридическое равенство — right to juridical equality

право не отвечать на вопросы — right to keep (remain) silent; right to silence

право обжаловать действия должностных лиц — right to lodge a complaint against the actions of officials

право оборота (регресса) — right of a recourse (relief, regress)

право обращения (доступа) в суд — right of access to the court

право объединяться в общественные организации — right to associate in public organizations

право отвода кандидатуры присяжного — right to challenge a juror

право отправлять религиозные культы — right to conduct religious worship

право плавания под морским флагом — right to fly a maritime flag

право подписки на акции — share (stock) subscription right

право принадлежать или не принадлежать к международным организациям — right to belong or not to belong to international organizations

право принимать участие в управлении страной — right to take part in the government of a country

право проезда (прохода) — right of passage

право регресса (оборота) — right of a recourse (relief, regress)

право создавать профессиональные союзы и входить в них — right to form and to join trade unions

право считаться невиновным до тех пор, пока вина не будет доказана в установленном законом порядке — right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law

право удержания, предусмотренное законом — statutory lien

право участвовать в культурной жизни общества — right to take part in the cultural life of society

право участвовать в научном прогрессе и пользоваться его благами — right to share in scientific advancement (progress) and its benefits

право участия в голосовании — right to vote; suffrage; voting right

право участия в управлении государственными делами — right to take part in the conduct of public affairs

право хранить и носить оружие — right to keep and bear arms

право, связанное с недвижимостью — tenement

право ( государства) на принудительное отчуждение частной собственности — eminent domain

право ( государства) распоряжаться своими богатствами и естественными ресурсами — right (of a state) to dispose of its wealth and its natural resources

право ( компетенция) суда — court’s power

право ( кредитора) удерживать собственность должника — possessory lien

право ( продавца) удерживать товар ( до уплаты покупной цены) — vendor’s lien

абсолютное (неограниченное) право — absolute right; right in rem

без \правоа оборота (регресса) — without the right of recourse (relief, regress)

без \правоа — ( при покупке акций) ex right(s)

безусловное право собственности — estate (interest) in fee-simple; fee; fee-simple; ( на недвижимость - фригольд) freehold

бесспорное (неоспоримое) право — indubitable right

большие \правоа — extensive rights

быть наделённым \правом — to be vested with a right (with authority)

в силу \правоа — by right of

верховенство \правоа — rule of law; supremacy of law

вещное (имущественное) право — interest in estate (in property); proprietary interest (right); real right; right in rem

взаимные \правоа и обязанности — reciprocal rights and obligations

включая \правоа — ( при покупке акций) cum rights

воспользоваться \правом — to avail oneself of a right

восстанавливать кого-л в \правоах — to rehabilitate; restore smb in his | her rights

восстанавливать свои \правоа — to restore one’s rights

восстановление в \правоах — rehabilitation; restoration of rights

входить в \правоа наследования — to come into a legacy

гражданские \правоа — civic (civil) rights

давать (предоставлять) кому-л право — to authorize (empower, enable) smb (to + inf); entitle smb (to); give (grant) smb a right

закреплённое (признанное) право — vested interest (right)

затрагивать чьи-л \правоа — to affect (impair, prejudice) smb’s rights

защита прав — protection of rights

защищать (отстаивать) свои \правоа — to assert oneself; assert (defend, maintain) one’s rights

заявлять (предъявлять) право — (на) to claim (for); claim a right; lay (lodge, raise) a claim (to)

злоупотребление \правом — abuse (misuse) of a right

злоупотреблять \правом — to abuse (misuse) a right

иметь право на долю прибыли — to be entitled (have the right) to a share in profits

иметь право на пенсию — to be entitled (have the right) to a pension

иметь исключительное (эксклюзивное) право продажи товара — to have the exclusive sale of goods

имущественное (вещное) право — interest in estate (in property); proprietary interest (right); real right; right in rem

имущественное право по нормам общего права — legal interest

имущественное право по нормам права справедливости — equitable interest

исключительное (монопольное) право — exclusive (sole) right; prerogative

лишать кого-л \правоа — to debar smb (from); deny smb (deprive, divest smb of) a right

лишать кого-л избирательного \правоа — to deny smb (deprive, divest smb of) his | her electoral right; disfranchise smb

лишаться \правоа — to be denied (deprived of) a right; forfeit (lose) a right

лишение \правоа возражения — estoppel

лишение \правоа выкупа заложенного имущества — foreclosure

лишение \правоа — ( правопоражение) deprivation (extinction, forfeit, revocation) of a right; disability; disfranchisement; disqualification; incapacity; incapacitation

лишение гражданских прав — deprivation (forfeit, revocation) of civil rights

монопольное (исключительное) право — exclusive (sole) right; prerogative

на основе всеобщего, равного и прямого избирательного \правоа при тайном голосовании — on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot

на равных \правоах — on a par; on the basis of parity

наделять кого-л \правом собственности — to entitle smb (to); vest smb with a title (in) (to)

наделять кого-л \правом — to authorize (empower) smb (to + inf); vest a right in smb; vest smb with a right

наносить ущерб чьим-л \правоам — to affect (impair, prejudice) smb’s rights

нарушать чьи-л \правоа — to infringe (violate) smb’s rights

нарушение \правоа — infringement (violation) of a right

нарушение авторского \правоа — infringement (violation) of a copyright; piracy

не признавать \правоа — to disclaim a right

неограниченное (абсолютное) право — absolute right; right in rem

неоспоримое (бесспорное) право — indefeasible (indubitable) right

обладание \правом — eligibility

обязательственное (относительное) право — right in personam; ( из договора) contractual right

ограничение \правоа — circumscription (curtailment, limitation, restriction) of a right; ( на возражение) estoppel

определение прав и обязанностей — determination of rights and obligations

основные \правоа — basic (fundamental, primary) rights

оставлять за собой (резервировать) право — to reserve (retain) a right

осуществлять преимущественное право покупки — to pre-empt

осуществлять свои \правоа принудительно (в судебном порядке) — to enforce one’s rights

отказ от \правоа — abandonment (disclaimer, renunciation, surrender, waiver) of a right; quitclaim

отказываться от \правоа — to abandon (disclaim, drop, remise, renounce, resign, surrender, waive) a right; quitclaim

относительное (обязательственное) право — right in personam

отстаивать (защищать) свои \правоа — to assert oneself; assert (defend, maintain) one’s rights

охрана прав — protection of rights

передавать (переуступать) право — to assign (cede, transfer) a right

передача \правоа собственности — conveyance of ownership

передача \правоа — assignment (cession, transfer) of a right

по \правоу — (as) of right; by right

по собственному \правоу — in one’s own right

подразумеваемое (презюмируемое) право — implicit (implied) right

политические \правоа — political rights

получать (приобретать) право — to acquire (obtain) a right; become entitled (to)

пользоваться \правом — to enjoy (exercise) one’s right

попирать чьи-л \правоа — to trample on (upon) smb’s rights

поражение в \правоах — deprivation (extinction, forfeit, revocation) of a right; disability; disfranchisement; disqualification; incapacity; incapacitation

порок \правоа собственности — defect in the title

посягательство на чьи-л \правоа — encroachment (infringement, trespass) on (upon) smb’s rights

посягать на (ущемлять) чьи-л \правоа — to encroach (infringe, trespass, usurp) on (upon) smb’s rights

превышать свои \правоа — ( полномочия) to exceed (overstep) one’s powers

предоставлять (давать) кому-л право — to authorize (empower, enable) smb (to + inf); entitle smb (to); give (grant) smb a right

предъявлять (заявлять) право — (на) to claim (for); claim a right; lay (lodge, raise) a claim (to)

презюмируемое (подразумеваемое) право — implicit (implied) right; ( собственности) apparent ownership

преимущественное (преференциальное, приоритетное) право — preferential (priority, underlying) right

преимущественное право на участие в голосовании — voting privilege

преимущественное право покупки — pre-emption (pre-emptive) right; (right of) first option

прекращение \правоа — termination of a right

препятствовать осуществлению \правоа — to preclude a right

при осуществлении своих прав и свобод — in the exercise of one’s rights and freedoms

признанное (закреплённое) право — vested interest (right)

приобретать (получать) право — to acquire (obtain) a right; become entitled (to)

приобретение \правоа собственности — acquisition of a title (to)

приобретение \правоа — acquisition of a right

приостановление \правоа — suspension of a right

равные \правоа — equal rights

с \правом оборота (регресса) — with the right of recourse (relief, regress)

с полным \правом — rightfully

совместное право в недвижимости — estate in joint tenancy

социально-экономические \правоа — socio-economic rights

специальные \правоа заимствования — special drawing rights (SDR)

супружеские \правоа — conjugal (marital) rights

терять (утрачивать) право — to forfeit (lose) a right

уважение прав человека — respect for human rights

ущемлять (посягать на) чьи-л \правоа — to encroach (infringe, trespass, usurp) on (upon) smb’s rights

экономическую и культурную систему — right to (freely) choose and develop one’s political, social, economic and cultural system
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- право войны
- право международной безопасности
- право международной торговли
- право международных инвестиций
- право народов
- право собственности
- право справедливости
- право торгового оборота
- авторское право
- агентское право
- административное право
- акционерное право
- арбитражное право
- арендное право
- банковское право
- брачное право
- валютное право
- вещное право
- внутригосударственное право
- воздушное право
- государственное право
- гражданское право
- гуманитарное право
- действующее право
- деликтное право
- дипломатическое право
- доказательственное право
- естественное право
- законодательное право
- земельное право
- изобретательское право
- каноническое право
- коллизионное право
- конституционное право
- консульское право
- космическое право
- личное право
- материальное право
- межгосударственное право
- международное право
- международное авторское право
- международное валютное право
- международное воздушное право
- международное гуманитарное право
- международное договорное право
- международное космическое право
- международное морское право
- международное обычное право
- международное публичное право
- международное частное право
- морское право
- налоговое право
- наследственное право
- национальное право
- обычное право
- обязательственное право
- парламентское право
- патентное право
- позитивное право
- посольское право
- прецедентное право
- процессуальное право
- публичное право
- публичное право
- римское право
- рыночное право
- светское право
- семейное право
- сравнительное право
- статутное право
- страховое право
- судебное право
- таможенное право
- торговое право
- трудовое право
- уголовное право
- финансовое право
- хозяйственное право
- церковное право
- частное право
- частное право
право в судебном толковании — law of the court

право международных валютных операций — law of international monetary transactions

право международных воздушных и морских перевозок — law of international transport by air and sea

право международных экономических отношений — law of international economic relations

право, действующее на территории страны — law of the land

право, регулирующее деятельность акционерных компаний — company law

право, регулирующее деятельность международных организаций — law of international organizations

бакалавр \правоа (прав) — Bachelor of Law(s) (B.L., LL.B.)

брачно-семейное право — marriage and family law; matrimonial law

в силу \правоа — at law

в соответствии с нормами (принципами) международного \правоа — in accordance (compliance, conformity) with the norms (principles) of international law; under international law

верховенство (господство) \правоа — rule-of-law; supremacy of law

вопрос \правоа — matter (point, question) of law

гражданско-процессуальное право — law of civil procedure

договорное (контрактное) право — contract (contractual, conventional) law; law of contract(s) (of treaties)

доктор \правоа (прав) — Doctor of Law(s) (D.L., LL.D.)

институты и нормы международного \правоа — international legal norms and institutions

источник \правоа — source of law

контрактное (договорное) право — contract (contractual, conventional) law; law of contract(s) (of treaties)

магистр \правоа (прав) — Master of Law(s) (M.L., LL.M.)

международное право в период вооружённых конфликтов — international law of armed conflicts

нарушение \правоа — breach (violation) of law

область \правоа — branch of law

общее (обычное) право — common (customary) law; tacit law

общие (основные) принципы международного \правоа — basic (general) principles of international law

презумпция \правоа — presumption in law; prima facie law

пробел в \правое — gap in law

субъект \правоа — person (subject) of law

теория \правоа — legal theory

уголовно-процессуальное право — law of criminal (penal) procedure

Юридический русско-английский словарь > право
5 Historical Portugal

   Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.

   A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.

   Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140

   The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."

   In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.

   The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.

   Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385

   Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims in

   Portugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.

   The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.

   Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580

   The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.

   The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.

   What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.

   By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.

   Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.

   The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.

   By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.

   In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.

   Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640

   Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.

   Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.

   On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.

   Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822

   Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.

   Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.

   In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and the

   Church (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.

   Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.

   Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.

   Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910

   During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.

   Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.

   Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.

   Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.

   Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.

   As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.

   First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26

   Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.

   The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.

   Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.

   The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74

   During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."

   Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.

   For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),

   and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.

   The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.

   With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.

   During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.

   The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.

   At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.

   The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.

   Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76

   Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.

   Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.

   In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.

   In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.

   In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.

   The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict until

   UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.

   Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000

   After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.

   From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.

   Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.

   Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.

   In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.

   In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.

   Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.

    Contemporary Portugal

   Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.

   The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.

   Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.

   Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).

   All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.

   The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.

   After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.

   Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.

   Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.

   From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.

   Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.

   In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.

   An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU.

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