Article

Reforming the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court: a Comparative Approach

Author: Maria Angela Jardim de Santa Cruz Oliveira (Harvard Law School)

Abstract

This Article defends giving the SFC power to issue provisional measures to stay the proceedings of identical cases in lower courts when the constitutional controversy has already been presented before the SFC.

Keywords: Judicial reform, Judicial review, Comparative law, Constitutional law, Brazil. Supremo Tribunal de Justica

How to Cite: Oliveira, M. (2006) “Reforming the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court: a Comparative Approach”, Washington University Global Studies Law Review. 5(1).