recepimento

Recepimento is a noun in Portuguese that refers to the act of receiving or accepting something. In legal and academic contexts, it is used to describe the process by which norms, rules, or instruments from outside a given jurisdiction are acknowledged and incorporated into its internal legal order. The term derives from Latin receptio and is related to concepts such as reception, incorporation, or adoption.

In international law, recepimento denotes the method by which a state makes international norms binding within its domestic system. This can occur automatically in monist legal orders, where international law has direct effect, or through domestic legislation in dualist systems, where a treaty or customary rule requires implementing laws to have practical force. The specific pathway depends on a country’s constitutional framework and legal culture.

Within domestic law, recepimento describes the internal incorporation of foreign or international norms, including treaties, customary international law, or comparative standards. Some regimes allow direct application of international norms once ratified, while others require legislative action to translate those norms into national law. Issues of hierarchy, conflicts with constitutional provisions, and the need for interpretation by courts are central to discussions of recepimento.

Outside formal law, the term is rarely used in everyday language, with more common equivalents such as reception or acknowledgment. When used, it typically preserves the sense of adopting or integrating external norms into a broader system.

See also: reception of international law, monism and dualism in law, incorporation of international norms.