Consultas da Seção de Justiça do Conselho de Estado (1842-1889): A formação da cultura jurídica brasileira

Abstract

This survey of the activities of the Justice Division of the State Council supposes that an important part of the legal debates of 19th Century Brazil took place within that Council. The Justice Division was in charge of petitions, appeals and jurisdictional conflicts which required a formally and legally reasoned decision. It was also responsible for decisions of judicial policies and general constitutional policies. In the 19th century, many of the members of that Division were important legal thinkers who greatly contributed to structural building of Brazilian law. The decisions have been ranked into a data-base from which one can draw a general profile of the Council's activities and further proceed to a qualitative analysis of its decisions.