DO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THE AMICI CURIAE INFLUENCE THE DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE BRAZILIAN SUPREME COURT? AND WHY IT SHOULD MATTER?

Authors

  • Miguel Gualano Godoy UFPR

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/rfdufpr.v60i3.42513

Keywords:

Brazilian Supreme Court. Public hearings. Amicus Curiae.

Abstract

This paper seeks to make a normative, empirical and critical analysis on how the Brazilian Supreme Court has been opening to society through amici curiae and public hearings. The goal here is to investigate the steps taken and the tools used by the Brazilian Supreme Court to be open to a dialogue with other branches, institutions and people (normative analysis); verify if the use of these tools have an effect on Justices’ decisions (empirical analysis) and, finally, evaluate critically the results obtained (critical analysis).

Author Biography

Miguel Gualano Godoy, UFPR

Doutor e Mestre em Direito Constitucional pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). Realizou estudos e pesquisas na Harvard Law School. Pesquisador visitante na Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Buenos Aires (UBA). Pesquisador do Núcleo Constitucionalismo e Democracia: filosofia e dogmática constitucional contemporâneas da Faculdade de Direito da UFPR, Brasil. Assessor de ministro do Supremo Tribunal Federal (ministro Luiz Edson Fachin).

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Published

2015-10-21

How to Cite

Godoy, M. G. (2015). DO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THE AMICI CURIAE INFLUENCE THE DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE BRAZILIAN SUPREME COURT? AND WHY IT SHOULD MATTER?. Revista Da Faculdade De Direito UFPR, 60(3), 137–159. https://doi.org/10.5380/rfdufpr.v60i3.42513

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 3 (2015)

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