Brazilian legal culture in the XIX century: the role of the Council of State (division of affairs of justice)

Authors

  • José Reinaldo de Lima Lopes Universidade de São Paulo; Departamento de Filosofia e Teoria Geral do Direito

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1808-8139.v0i5p4-36

Keywords:

State^i2^sforms of governm, political practices, judicial system, liberalism, political ideas, State Council

Abstract

This survey of the activities of the Justice Division of the State Council supposes that an important part of the legal debates of 19th Century Brazil took place within that Council. The Justice Division was in charge of petitions, appeals and jurisdictional conflicts which required a formally and legally reasoned decision. It was also responsible for decisions of judicial policies and general constitutional policies. In the 19th century, many of the members of that Division were important legal thinkers who greatly contributed to structural building of Brazilian law. The decisions have been ranked into a data-base from which one can draw a general profile of the Council's activities and further proceed to a qualitative analysis of its decisions.

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Published

2007-05-01

Issue

No. 5 (2007)

Section

Forum

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