Criminal law in the “fight against terrorism”: Theoretical outlines from the criminalization of social movements – the case of the Movement of Landless Rural Workers

Authors

  • Fábio Roberto D'Ávila PUCRS
  • Davi de Paiva Costa Tangerino UFRJ
  • Salo de Carvalho UFRGS

Keywords:

Terrorism, Limits of legitimacy of criminal law, Criminalization of social movements.

Abstract

Against the background of a symbolic case taken place in the south of the country, this paper induces a reflection on the material limits of criminal law within a Democratic State of Law, particularly in regard to crimes related to terrorism. From the perspective of the principles that guide the criminal law, indicators of the legitimacy of a State action in crime fighting, this research focuses on the lack of an adequate definition of the criminal offense related to the terrorist act.

Author Biographies

Fábio Roberto D'Ávila, PUCRS

M

Davi de Paiva Costa Tangerino, UFRJ

Mestre (USP) e Doutor (USP) em Direito penal, com estágio doutoral junto à Universidade Humboldt em Berlim (Alemanha). Professor da Faculdade Nacional de Direito da UFRJ. Bolsista de pós-doutorado no Max Planck Institut de Direito penal internacional e comparado (Freiburg – Alemanha).

Salo de Carvalho, UFRGS

Mestre (UFSC) e Doutor (UFPR) em Direito. Pós-doutor em Criminologia (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona). Pesquisador do Instituto de Criminologia e Alteridade (ICA).

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Published

2012-07-25

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2012): Terrorismo

Section

Dossier Terrorism

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