Powers, institutions, and norms: authority as the foundation of legal decisions

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dp.v21i1.93921

Keywords:

Judicial decision, Court, Supreme Federal Court, Language, Authority.

Abstract

The article discusses the cause of the coexistence of divergent decisions in a legal system. It will be analyzed from the factual perspective of the courts’ actions. The article is based on John Searle’s institutional theory, addressing institutional facts, deontic powers, and the relationship between law and language. Legal language, being open and abstract, allows for a variety of possible applications. Decisions against the law are possible due to the diversity of interpretative criteria and the fact that decisions are primarily based on the authority of the judge. This is a qualitative research that uses deductive method.

Author Biographies

Alysson Fernando Paiva, UFPI

Mestrando em Direito

Olívia Brandão Melo Campelo, UFPI

Doutora em Filosofia do Direito pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUCSP, São Paulo-SP, Brasil. Mestre em Teoria e Filosofia do Direito e do Estado pela PUC/SP. Especialista em Direito Constitucional pela PUC/SP. Professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal do Piauí - UFPI na Graduação em Direito. Coordenadora da Graduação em Direito da UFPI. Docente permanente do Programa de Pós-Gradução em Direito da UFPI. E-mail: oliviabrandaomelo@hotmail.com. Orcid iD: 0000-0001-6716-3232

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Published

2024-08-09

How to Cite

Paiva, A. F., & Melo Campelo, O. B. (2024). Powers, institutions, and norms: authority as the foundation of legal decisions. DoisPontos, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/dp.v21i1.93921

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2024): PODER E DIREITO

Section

Poder e Direito

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