Class Associations and Brazilian Judicial Review By 'ADPFs'

Autor: Igor Suzano Machado, Louise Siqueira Tavares, Gustavo Zenha Cordeiro, Bruno Oliveira
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Mediações: Revista de Ciências Sociais, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 236-263 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2176-6665
DOI: 10.5433/2176-6665.2016v21n1p236
Popis: This study aims to analyze the performance of a specific group among the legitimate to mobilize the judicial review: the class associations. In addition to belong to civil society, the professional associations also show themselves interesting as they involve groups with potentially opposing interests, as entrepreneurs and workers. Then, the intention is to study their performance regarding the use of ADPFs - Pleas of violation of constitutional fundamental statements - that are a mean of judicial review against laws which violate the Constitution in what such associations regard as its most important dictates.
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