ELEVEN ISLANDS OR ONE ISLAND AND TEN LITTLE ISLANDS? THE BRAZILIAN SUPREME FEDERAL COURT CHIEF JUSTICE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE COURT'S PERFORMANCE

In the last decade, some studies have highlighted the powers of the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) justices to act individually. In this paper, I argue that the Chief Justice of the Court has special powers for acting individually. After describing these powers, I point out hypotheses that ca...

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Main Author: Luiz Fernando Gomes Esteves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2020-04-01
Series:Revista de Estudos Institucionais
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Online Access:https://estudosinstitucionais.com/REI/article/view/463