Historical Retrospective of Legal Education in Brazil During the old Republic

• Main Authors: Thais Seravali Munhoz Arroyo Busiquia, Larissa Yukie Couto Munekata
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Direito (CONPEDI) 2015-12-01
• Series: Revista de Pesquisa e Educação Jurídica
• Subjects: Ensino jurídico; República velha; Evolução
• Online Access: http://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/rpej/article/view/11

The legal education in Brazil's Old Republic period was disturbed by several reforms, which caused insecurity and instability feelings on contemporary students. To understand the reasons underlying the statement above, its relevant to trace the historical evolution of Brazil's legal education in that period, emphasizing possible problems, strengths and differences from other periods. Among the aforementioned, there is a more detailed approach regarding these legal education reforms: Benjamin Constant, Rivadavia Correa and Carlos Maximiliano. It is noteworthy that the legal courses in Brazil's first-phase Republic were precursors of nowadays taught courses in public and private higher education institutions in the country. Finally, it will present the teaching methodology, philosophy, the law professional profile and the main legal figures related to the featured period.