This article is an adapted version of an opinion piece that discusses the concept of judicial error and wrongful conviction in Brazilian criminal law, as well as the criteria for its compensation. It also addresses a procedural issue concerning the possibility of the Superior Court of Justice reviewing the topic.
By Raquel Scalcon and Carina Quito. State interventions on informational self-determination for purposes of criminal prosecution: limits and challenges.
Raquel Scalcon argues for the importance of Legal Theory in guaranteeing rights and preventing state abuses during epidemics such as COVID-19.
This article originates from questions that arose during Raquel Scalcon’s doctoral thesis research: Constitutional control of criminal laws (2018).
This essay will analyze the possible relations between the rationality of the legislative process and the constitutionality of a new law.
European practice and its lessons for Brazil. Raquel Scalcon investigates the use of ex ante and ex post evaluation mechanisms in the legislative process.