Transnational Law Institute & the Brazil Institute present the 'Justa' Project: the politics of the Brazilian Judicial System

This event is co-organised by the Transnational Law Institute, the Brazil Institute and the department of War Studies at King's College London.

Title: The 'Justa' Project: the politics of the Brazilian Judicial System

Speaker: Luciana Zaffalon, Brazilian human rights activist

The Brazilian Judicial System is one of the most expensive in the world. However, it doesn't mean that it works properly. 'Justa' is a project created to understand how the judicial system is managed in Brazil, and how dangerous this system can be if it is pervaded by the interdependent and unbalanced relation among the judiciary, the legislature, and the executive. 'Justa' aims to examine whether the checks and balances mechanisms are working as they should and to provide empirical evidence that shows whether the separation of powers may be or not compromised by the relationship between the three branches. The project's creator, Luciana Zaffalon, arrives in London to share 'Justa's' first outcomes regarding the Brazilian criminal justice. The first findings come from big data collected from the prosecution services and offices as well as from state assemblies and governments. The main goal is examining how the relationship between the three branches can impact on social life and on the democratic organisations. This study focuses on budget, legislative and governmental intersections to analyse in-depth how the judicial system's puzzle works.

This event is free of charge.