The judicialization of environmental issues and its impacts of ecologically balanced environment

a law enforcement case study n° 9.985/2000

Authors

  • Jaiana Lopes de Araújo Universidade Estadual do Ceará
  • Ana Carolina Barbosa Pereira Matos Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
  • Maria da Paz Kannock Alves Pereira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54275/raesmpce.v9i1.5

Keywords:

Environment, Judicialization, Law nº 9.985/2000

Abstract

After the enactment of the 1988 Federal Constitution, which establi­shed a separate chapter to address environmental issues, issues related to environmental law have received increasing attention of patriotic legislators. Regarding the application of the rules of this branch of law, however, it is still below the level of execution of the same. Thus, in view of the urgency today of environmental protection, there is also an incre­asing judicialization of these issues, with the transfer of the executive branch to the judiciary’s responsibility to ensure the implementation of environmental protection. Considering the various laws that have been prepared on environmental law, there is the 9985 Law of 18 July 2000, which established the National Nature Conservation Areas System. It was established to regulate the article 225, § 1, items I, II, III and VII of the Charter. Its highlight is from big impact on case law of the Brazilian courts. It is, of course example, standard that its effectiveness has been guaranteed by the judicial intervention on environmental public policies promoted by the Executive Branch. The main objective of this work is to conduct a study on the legal effects of this judicial means seeking to ensure the implementation of existing environmental standards. It was concluded that the legalization of environmental issues is something quite common today, as can be seen from the various decisions in hi­gher courts of the seat relating to the implementation of Law No. 9.985 / 2000. Finally, the fact that there was the need for judicial intervention in the issue of protection, given the urgency regarding environmental protection, however, and there is a clear direct interference of a power on the other, causing a certain imbalance among them, the legalization  growing of a number of rights, such as environmental rights, has promo­ted a greater burden on the judiciary, thus jeopardizing the effectiveness of judicial decisions.

Author Biographies

Jaiana Lopes de Araújo, Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Pós-Graduanda do Curso de Especialização em Direito Processual Civil pela Universidade Estadual do Ceará em convênio com a Escola Superior do Ministério Público do Estado do Ceará; Bacharel em Direito pelo Centro Universitário Estácio do Ceará; Advogada, inscrita no número de ordem 36.768.

Ana Carolina Barbosa Pereira Matos, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)

Doutoranda em Ordem Jurídica Constitucional pela Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC); Mestre em Ordem Jurídica Constitucional pela Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC); Especialista em Direito Processual Civil pela Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR); Bacharel em Direito pela Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR); Professora do centro Universitário Estácio do Ceará e Professora orientadora do Programa de Iniciação Cientifica da Estácio do Ceará.

Maria da Paz Kannock Alves Pereira

Bacharel em Direito pelo Centro Universitário Estácio do Ceará. Advogada no Escritório Rocha, Marinho & Sales Advogados.

Published

2017-06-29

How to Cite

Araújo, J. L. de, Matos, A. C. B. P., & Pereira, M. da P. K. A. (2017). The judicialization of environmental issues and its impacts of ecologically balanced environment: a law enforcement case study n° 9.985/2000 . ACADEMIC JOURNAL OF THE SUPERIOR SCHOOL OF THE PUBLIC PROSECUTION, 9(1), 85–105. https://doi.org/10.54275/raesmpce.v9i1.5

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