Does contact with citizens matter?
An exploratory analysis about self-legitimacy development among São Paulo judges
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-8099.pcso.2019.165683Keywords:
Self-legitimacy, Legitimacy, Judiciary, Procedural justice, ContactAbstract
This article presents partial results of a research developed by the Center for the Study of Violence of the University of São Paulo on the legitimacy of institutions in Brazil, among which is the judiciary. We make use of the concept of procedural justice, according to which legitimacy is the result of an interrelation between citizens and public servants; and from the notion of self-legitimacy, which allows one to consider the belief public agents have in the right to exercise authority. In this article, we explore the construction of self-legitimacy by judges from different branches of law in interviews conducted in the city of São Paulo. Preliminary analyses indicate two competing views on judicial authority in the opinions judges express on the importance of contact with the population: the first – more common between judges working with civil law – stands that law is a technical activity mediated by its specialized agents and which dispenses interaction with the public. The second – expressed by part of the criminal law judges – stands that contact with people involved and their particular situations is important for better and fairer decisions.
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