THE ARBITRARY JUDICIAL DECISIONS, THE NEED TO STRENGTHEN INTELLECTUALJURISDICTIONAL EXPECTATIONS AND THE INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE JUDICIARY FOR THE LEGITIMACY OF MAGISTRATES' DECISION-MAKING PRACTICES
Judicial discretion. Institutional jurisdictional expectations. Decision-making process. Responsibilities of the Judiciary. Institutional strategies.
This doctoral thesis is part of the line of research “Legal Institutions, Separation of Powers and Constitutional Process”, of the Graduate Program in Law at UnB and investigates the historical problem of judicial arbitrariness, as an expression of the frustration of judicial expectations in the functional performance of magistrates, and the sociopolitical responsibility of the Judiciary for the legitimacy of these practices. The doctoral thesis deals fundamentally with the dynamics of the decision-making process of this activity, the centrality of intellectual-judicial work and the reactions of the Judiciary Branch in order to make democratic institutionality prevail in this context, suggesting the use of attitudinal measures as a relevant strategy for strengthening jurisdictional expectations linked to the self-control of judges and the co-involvement of these agents in resolving this institutional dysfunctionality. From a methodological point of view, the research was based on a qualitative approach of bibliographical review with documentary analysis. The conclusions were that, based on the various aspects of the connection between the situation of agent of power - in the administrative field - and the situation of judge of causes- in the jurisdictional field - it is feasible to enhance attitudes and postures tending towards convinced awareness, discernment and predispositions in order to move forward in the challenge of realizing sound decision-making practices.