"Amicus curiae": democratization and legitimation of the decision process of constitutionality control

Theoretical and jurisprudential research in order to examine the possibility of amicus curiae intervention in the constitutional process control. It presents ways of constitutionality control in brazilian law and the legislative changes and regulations occured after the enactment of the current fede...

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Autores: Moreno, Bruno Rabelo, Lopes Aquino, Márcia Regina Pitta
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
Repositorio:Revista do Direito Público
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/10869
Acceso en línea:https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/direitopub/article/view/10869
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Constitutionality control
Amicus curiae
Procedures
Legitimation
Democratization.
Controle da constitucionalidade
Procedimentos
Legitimação
Democratização.
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Sumario:Theoretical and jurisprudential research in order to examine the possibility of amicus curiae intervention in the constitutional process control. It presents ways of constitutionality control in brazilian law and the legislative changes and regulations occured after the enactment of the current federal constitution. It exposes the doctrinal and jurisprudential understanding about the role of amicus curiae. The work aims to demonstrate that the intervention of amicus curiae in the constitutional process control, including by way of exception, it cans contribute to the democratization and legitimation of the decisions in those cases.