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O mito de Marbury v. Madison: a questão da fundação da supremacia judicial

Michele Carvalho Santos, Leandro Corrêa de Oliveira

Resumo

Marbury desempenha um importante papel no debate sobre a legitimidade do judicial review no sistema constitucional norte-americano. Diante disso, o artigo objetiva analisar teses críticas ao uso retórico do caso com o objetivo principal de desconstruir o mito de Marbury que garantiu que o tornasse a principal fonte de reivindicação da supremacia judicial. Para tanto, analisa contribuições revisionistas a fim de identificar a atual e real causa do louvor à decisão. Tem enquanto foco demonstrar como as citações de Marbury pela Suprema Corte não são apenas para justificar o judicial review em casos controversos, mas principalmente para afirmar a superioridade ou exclusividade judicial na interpretação constitucional. No final, a análise histórica dos aspectos políticos do caso permite uma leitura contextualizada, restando claro que a decisão de Marshall afastou-se da doutrina da supremacia judicial para adotar uma postura consistente com as premissas do constitucionalismo popular.

Palavras-chave

Marbury v. Madison; supremacia judicial; judicial review; constitucionalismo popular; departamentalismo.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/rinc.v5i3.56030