This article presents an analysis of the discourse of the legal and social operators in judicial proceedings of Childhood and Youth Courts of two Brazilian cities. Children and adolescents rights, the social issue and the analysis of the discourse were arranged as the theoretic and analytic references. The results show discourses related to protection as well as punitive purpose. The social issue was ignored by the operators in spite of the situations in which the infractions occurred.
Adolescent in conflict with the law; Social issue; Legal issue; ECRIAD; Judicial proceeding
