This paper exploits the diversity of panels at the court of appeals in the state of Sao Paulo to address the role of career backgrounds and ideology in shaping the response of judicial decisions to a major criminal reform, enacted under Law 12,403/2011, which tightens the requirements for...

Portuguese Abstract: O texto comenta os princípios fundamentais e regras gerais da cooperação jurídica internacional que constam da Proposta de Código Modelo para Ibero-América, do Instituto Ibero-Americano de Direito Processual

This paper exploits the diversity of panels at the court of appeals in the state of Sao Paulo to address the role of career backgrounds and ideology in shaping the response of judicial decisions to a major criminal reform, enacted under Law 12,403/2011, which tightens the requirements for...

This study is part of Brasil 2035 a project whose objective is to provide subsidies to formulate long-term strategies for Brazil through Prospective Scenarios. The present text uses the prospective methodology, in order to present tendencies and uncertainties for public security. The article is...

This study is part of Brasil 2035 a project whose objective is to provide subsidies to formulate long-term strategies for Brazil through Prospective Scenarios. The present text uses the prospective methodology, in order to present tendencies and uncertainties for public security. The article is...

Portuguese Abstract: Diante da pandemia de COVID-19, o Governo do Distrito Federal expediu o Decreto n° 40.939/2020 com medidas para a prevenção e contenção do vírus. Este trabalho se propõe a analisar o artigo 11 do referido Decreto, segundo o qual será considerado abuso de poder...

Using data for the 27 Brazilian states during the period 1980-2009, we found that the media index in an important determinant of the suicide rates. The econometric results suggest that an increase of 1% in the media index increases the suicide rate for young males (age between 15 and 29 years...