A hipótese de declínio da soberania dos estados modernos: a crise econômica na união europeia como palco do poder de influência dos grupos econômicos e financeiros em relação à tomada de decisões dos estados europeus

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the global situation of Sovereignty and the fac-tors that currently undermine it, like non-political influences in the domestic legal system and the expansion of transnational democracy. It is shown, with this exposition, that the large economic blocs and the press end up influencing the process of creation and applica-tion of the laws, increasingly threatening the sovereignty of the State in question. It also discusses the current situation of the European Union, transnational institution that repre-sents the flexibilization of the concepts of Sovereignty and Transnational Democracy, amid the crisis, not only economic but also political, which extends itself through the years and through the economic stimulus packages, causing a reduction in living standards, provoked mostly by the unemployment. Finally, it analyses the general situation of the Rechtsstaat conceived by modernity, facing the challenges of the new times which tend to weaken its sovereign power.