The meaning of precedents ('súmulas'): a theoretical reflection from discourse analysis by Michel Pêcheux
| Autor: | Henrique Guimarães, Rafael Simioni |
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| Jazyk: | German<br />English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Sequência: Estudos Juridicos e Politicos, Vol 42, Iss 83, Pp 122-141 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0101-9562 2177-7055 |
| DOI: | 10.5007/2177-7055.2019v41n83p122 |
| Popis: | Precedents (“Súmulas”) integrate Brazilian legal system intending to provide coherence and consistency to legal decisions. However, such scopes are under threat due to unsystematic and merely positive text-based application of this legal doctrine institute. Contrary to this scenario, this article aims at investigating the meaning of precedents (“súmulas”) in Brazilian law, aiming at pointing out evidences of its discursive materialism and suggesting directions to a rational and democratically manageable legal practice. For this purpose, theoretical contributions of discourse analysis, highlighting concepts developed by Michel Pêcheux and comparing them to the problematics of subjective appropriation of precedent (“súmula”) meaning in forensic praxis. |
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