Building Judicial Power in Latin America: opposition Strategies and the Lessons of the Brazilian Case

• Diego Werneck Arguelhes ^[1] ; Evandro Proença Süssekind ^[2]
  1. [1] Fundação Getulio Vargas

     Fundação Getulio Vargas

     Brasil

     
  2. [2] Harvard Law School
• Localización: Revista uruguaya de ciencia politica, ISSN 0797-9789, ISSN-e 1688-499X, Vol. 27, 1 1, 2018, págs. 175-196
• Idioma: inglés
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Construyendo poder judicial en América Latina: estrategias de oposición y lecciones del caso brasileño
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    Los estudios sobre las cortes en América Latina se han centrado cada vez más en el comportamiento de los tribunales supremos y su relación con los gobiernos para explicar los patrones de actividad judicial. En este trabajo, argumentamos que entender las transformaciones en los patrones de la política judicial a lo largo del tiempo requiere que consideremos los procesos de construcción de poder judicial como relativamente independiente del uso real del poder judicial. Además, si bien la relación entre los jueces y el gobierno en ejercicio es decisiva para moldear los incentivos estratégicos en torno al uso del poder judicial, la oposición juega un papel más crucial en la construcción del poder judicial. Ilustramos estas proposiciones en una breve discusión sobre los denominados Mandados de Segurança (MS) presentados ante el Supremo Tribunal brasileño entre octubre de 1988 y mayo de 2016. La dinámica en torno a estos juicios ilustra un tipo de asociación entre el tribunal y la oposición que podría crear condiciones más favorables para el futuro ejercicio judicial del poder

  • English

    Studies on courts in Latin America have increasingly focused on high court behavior and its relationship with governments in explaining patterns of judicial activity. In this paper, we argue that understanding transformations in patterns of judicial politics over time requires us to consider processes of building judicial power as relatively independent from the actual use of judicial power. Moreover, while the relationship between judges and the incumbent government is decisive in shaping the strategic incentives around the use of judicial power, the opposition plays a more crucial role in the building of judicial power. We illustrate these propositions in a brief discussion of all the Mandados de Segurança (MS) filed before the Brazilian Supreme Court between October 1988 and May 2016. The dynamics around these lawsuits illustrate a kind of partnership between the court and the opposition that might create more favorable conditions for the future judicial exercise of power

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