Abstract
The aim of this work is to demonstrate the overcoming of the model of the Liberal State, especially evidenced in Brazil by the consecration of the principles of the welfare state in our Constitution, legitimizes the possibilities of judicial activism. It aims to discuss the contradictions inherent to judicial activism, especially that played by the Supreme Court, under the Brazilian experience. This academic article examines even if there is a relationship between the advent of judicial activism in Brazil and the limitations of its representative model of democracy. The discussion about the topic presented is fundamental thanks to the emergence of new political actors who express themselves in the streets and show the limits of the current democratic system, for example, in the June days of 2013. This analysis concludes that there is a relationship between the evolution of the state from liberal to social, and the advent of judicial activism, which configuration reveals an inherent contradiction: it demonstrates, on one hand, a greater commitment of the judiciary to the ideals of the welfare state, but on the other, allows judges to decide on mainly political issues, contributing to citizens removal of the public sphere since, as decided by the judiciary, these policy issues lurk in purely technical matters. This is a work tied to a legal-sociological approach, using as technical research historical-legal analysis. The research techniques used are bibliographic, legislative, and judicial review, having been mobilized primarily theoretical categories of judicial activism, low intensity democracy and ideology of competence
Highlights
No decorrer do século XIX, no âmbito do Estado Moderno, vinculado à tese clássica da separação dos poderes, a imparcialidade do juiz restou consagrada como princípio basilar do Direito
Revista Brasileira de Políticas Públicas, Brasília, v. 5, Número Especial, 2015 p. 190-206 lities of judicial activism. It aims to discuss the contradictions inherent to judicial activism, especially that played by the Supreme Court, under the Brazilian experience
This academic article examines even if there is a relationship between the advent of judicial activism in Brazil and the limitations of its representative model of democracy
Summary
No decorrer do século XIX, no âmbito do Estado Moderno, vinculado à tese clássica da separação dos poderes, a imparcialidade do juiz restou consagrada como princípio basilar do Direito. A partir do quadro apresentado, a hipótese investigada neste trabalho envolve questionar de que forma a superação do modelo liberal da imparcialidade do juiz legitima as possibilidades do ativismo judicial, o qual, se de um lado, relaciona-se a uma postura mais ativa do juiz, ora comprometido com os ideais de um Estado de Direito, por outro, ao permitir que o judiciário adentre questões políticas, contribui para o afastamento do cidadão da esfera pública, uma vez que, quando decididas pelo judiciário, as questões políticas se ocultam em questões meramente técnicas. Serão apresentadas algumas considerações finais sobre o tema abordado que não pretendem, de forma alguma, encerrar o debate em torno dessas questões tão fundamentais para a concretização da cidadania no país para além da representação política
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