The Myth of Neutral Judge: Overcoming Neutrality by the Cognition Theory And the Pursuit of Legal Certainty

The  Law  scientific-rational  character  created  the  image  of  a  neutral  judge;  however, Neuroscience currently shows that the decision-making process involves activations in the prefrontal cortex along with emotions management areas. The aim of this work is to check the subsistence of the ne...

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Main Authors: Alyane Almeida de Araújo, Tereza Margarida Costa de Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Direito (CONPEDI) 2016-11-01
Series:Revista de Teorias da Justiça, da Decisão e da Argumentação Jurídica
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Online Access:http://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/revistateoriasjustica/article/view/1090