The geographies of justice in Portugal

Redefining the judiciary's territories

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12889481
AutoresPatrícia Branco (0000-0002-5425-0887, Centro de Estudos Sociais, autor de correspondencia)
Año2019
Volumen15
Número4
Páginas442-460
Fecha de publicación2019-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Law in Context (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1744-5523 • E-ISSN: 1744-5531
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1744552319000399
OpenAlexW3005115829
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas12

In this paper, I examine the current geographical location of Portuguese courts and the effects this territorial redefinition has had on the relationships between the justice system and the territories/populations in a context in which external and internal political factors, rather than a mere need to improve the justice system, have played a major role. Such an analysis entails three key elements: the geographic impacts on access to justice, in view of the emblematic presence of the state in the territories, both contrasted with the conflict between specialisation and the proximity of jurisdiction

Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Economic Justice · Geography · Jurisdiction · Political science · Politics · Portuguese · Sociology · State (computer science · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Legal Systems and Institutions · Migration, Identity, and Health