Does the judge know the law? Some controversial aspects concerning the application of iura novit curia principle in the Peruvian civil process

In this academic work, the authors look into the foundations and limitations of the iura novit curia principle in the Peruvian civil procedure, in order to give practical responses to the main challenges faced by judges in its application. Moreover, they explain that a good understanding of such pri...

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Autores: Prado Bringas, Rafael, Zegarra Valencia, Francisco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/22509
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/iusetveritas/article/view/22509
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Iura Novit Curia
Derecho a la Tutela Jurisdiccional Efectiva
Principio de Congruencia
Decisiones sorpresa
Derecho Procesal Civil
Sistema Romano
Right to Effective Judicial Protection
Congruency Principle
Surprise Decision
Procedural Civil Right
Civil Law
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Sumario:In this academic work, the authors look into the foundations and limitations of the iura novit curia principle in the Peruvian civil procedure, in order to give practical responses to the main challenges faced by judges in its application. Moreover, they explain that a good understanding of such principle should not permit a judge to submit a judgment based on legal causes that were not duly invoked and defined by the claimant, or that have not been discussed by the parties during the procedure. Finally, they propose that the application of the iura novit curia principle does not allow judges to render a “surprise decision” based on a legal argument that was not part of the controversy in the procedure.