Publications
The series of crimes in the indictment against Bolsonaro – part 2
This article is a continuation of the discussion on the topic of multiple offenses in the context of the charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro. In this second text, Raquel examines possible connections between the crime of aggravated damage and the crime of deterioration of listed heritage sites.
The problem of multiple offenses in the indictment against Bolsonaro (and others)
Raquel Scalcon’s article addresses the complex issue of multiple offenses in the context of the charges against Bolsonaro and others.
Between the absolute presumption of knowledge of the Law and the particularities of Economic Criminal Law
Discussions surrounding the error of prohibition, since its inclusion in the Penal Code in 1984.
Objective imputation and the “Ride Pillion Case”
The article examines the relevance of the theory of objective imputation in resolving concrete cases.
Scope and limits of the crimes of passive and active corruption
In corruption crimes, the status of being a public official serves as the “gateway” to the criminal protection of the Public Administration, shielding it from both internal and external attacks.
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Legislative impact assessment
European practice and its lessons for Brazil. Raquel Scalcon investigates the use of ex ante and ex post evaluation mechanisms in the legislative process.
Constitution and Criminal Law
Fábio Roberto D’Ávila and Raquel Lima Scalcon discuss the intersections between Constitutional Law and Criminal Law, based on the decisive contribution of Ingo Sarlet.
Special Problems of authorship in Secondary Criminal Law
Raquel Scalcon aims at investigating the possible application of the theory of the domain of the fact, in its subspecies domain of the organization, in the field of Secondary Criminal Law, specifically in relation to white-collar crimes.
Illegality and Punishment
Opposing models for the foundation of contemporary Criminal Law. The importance of the notions of unlawfulness and punishment. Claus Rozin and José de Faria Costa.