Collective judicial protection, fundamental rights and democracy (between balance and proportionality)

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Judicial protection, fundamental rights, democracy, balance, proportionality

Abstract

Brazilian class actions have been producing decisions that often fail to rely on a rationale based on adequate legal criteria to rationally explain the imposition of specific measures in respect of the lack of law or contradiction to the law.

The action aimed at protecting the diffuse and collective interests that produces res judicata erga omnes and ultra partes frequently imposes measures based on the invocation of a fundamental right not protected by the legislator. In other situations, even when a fundamental right is invoked and in respect of the lack of law, compliance with the factual protection measure is determined, such as the construction of a work without consideration of the budget. And there are still cases in which the judge, assuming to be able to freely re-establish the balance between fundamental rights already realized by the legislator, imposes a specific protection measure on the right even contrary to what is provided for by law.

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Published

2025-07-15

How to Cite

Marinoni, L. G. (2025). Collective judicial protection, fundamental rights and democracy (between balance and proportionality). Nomos: Procesalismo Estratégico, 2(4), 55–82. Retrieved from https://revistanomos.uanl.mx/index.php/revista/article/view/37