Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-15-2020
Publication Citation
27 Indiana J. Global Legal Studies 273 (2020)
Abstract
This essay discusses the impact of public defenders' offices in promoting equality through the enforcement of the right to access to justice in Brazil. To achieve this goal, this note is divided into two parts.
Part I presents the Brazilian public defenders' offices, their history, institutional design, rights, and prerogatives. Part II discusses the role played by public defenders in the enforcement of the right to access to justice in Brazil, as well as the relations established between public defenders and courts. The Conclusion attempts to assess the sustainability of the Brazilian model, in order to determine if there is any reason to believe that public defenders' offices will be able to guarantee the right to access to justice to all Brazilian citizens in need of free legal services.
Recommended Citation
dos Santos Cunha, Alexandre
(2020)
"Public Defenders' Offices In Brazil: Access To Justice, Courts, And Public Defenders,"
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies: Vol. 27:
Iss.
1, Article 10.
Available at:
https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijgls/vol27/iss1/10
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