Criminal Law Journal Nº 34

We record, in this issue, with profound sorrow, the passing of our great master Roberto Lyra, who inspired the founding of this journal. He was one of the preeminent figures of our legal culture, and his death brings us a sense of irreparable loss. In this regard, we publish a moving statement by Professor Roberto […]

Criminal Law Journal Nº 30

The repeal of the current National Security Law is an essential requirement for the country’s redemocratization. The Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), which has issued numerous statements on the subject, approved a rigorous new pronouncement, which we feature in this issue of the journal and which was drafted by its director, a […]

Criminal Law Journal Nº 25

The jurist’s position regarding the State’s punitive system today is eminently critical. The Criminology of social reaction, by subjecting to analysis the police-judicial system itself and the mechanics of drafting penal laws, sparked a remarkable impact, necessarily imposing upon the jurist a critical re-evaluation of their activity. It is to this subject that the study […]