Acessibilidade / Reportar erro

A Weak Counterpoint to a Strong Model: the Supreme Court, the last word and the dialogue

Abstract

The present article aims to critically analyze the characteristics of the Brazilian model of judicial review, questioning the alleged protagonism of the Supreme Court and proposing a institutional dialogue between Powers in the interpretation of the Constitution. Apart from the introduction and conclusion, its structure consists of three topics. First, it will be rescued the concentration of powers promoted by the Federal Constitution of 1988 and subsequent laws on the Court, whose performance will be criticized on the second topic. In the third, it will be discussed the proposition of the dialogue and, ultimately, conclusions will be drawn, noting the perverse effect of the absence of dialogue between the Judicial and Legislative branches.

Keywords:
Supreme Federal Court; Models of Judicial Review; Institutional Dialogue

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Centro de Ciências Jurídicas, Sala 216, 2º andar, Campus Universitário Trindade, CEP: 88036-970, Tel.: (48) 3233-0390 Ramal 209 - Florianópolis - SC - Brazil
E-mail: sequencia@funjab.ufsc.br