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| Revista dos Tribunais | |
|---|---|
| Title | Revista dos Tribunais |
| Discipline | Law |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Country | Brazil |
| Abbreviation | RT |
| Publisher | Revista dos Tribunais (publisher) |
| History | 19th century–present |
| Frequency | Monthly |
Revista dos Tribunais is a longstanding Brazilian legal periodical established in the 19th century that has shaped legal scholarship, jurisprudence, and practice across Lusophone jurisdictions. It has functioned as a platform for doctrinal essays, case-law reporting, legislative commentary, and professional discourse involving jurists, judges, and academics. The journal has engaged with constitutional debates, civil and criminal codifications, and transnational legal currents, interacting with institutions, courts, and bar associations across Brazil and Portugal.
Founded amid post-Imperial Brazilian legal consolidation, the periodical emerged alongside milestones such as the Brazilian Constitution of 1891, the codification projects influenced by the Napoleonic Code, and comparative dialogues with the Portuguese Civil Code. Early issues featured commentary on decisions from the Supremo Tribunal Federal and provincial courts, and responses to legislative initiatives linked to the Constitutionalist Revolution (1932). During the Vargas Era the review published analyses relevant to reforms associated with the Estado Novo and social legislation debated in the National Congress of Brazil. The journal chronicled the jurisprudential effects of landmark rulings from the Superior Tribunal de Justiça and the Tribunal Superior do Trabalho, and later examined constitutional developments following the Brazilian Constitution of 1988. Internationally, it tracked comparative trends from the European Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and doctrinal shifts originating in the French Council of State and the German Federal Constitutional Court.
The editorial line blends doctrinal articles, case notes, legislative exegesis, and book reviews. Contributors historically engaged with private law themes related to the Código Civil Brasileiro and the Código Comercial Brasileiro, while also addressing public law topics tied to the Ministério Público (Brazil), administrative law controversies involving the Tribunal de Contas da União, and labor disputes under the Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho. The magazine regularly published comparative law pieces juxtaposing Brazilian rules with models from the Código Napoleônico, the German Civil Code (BGB), and the Portuguese Civil Code. It reported on important trials heard before the Supremo Tribunal Federal, assessed statutory reform proposals from the Presidency of Brazil, and offered commentary on procedural innovations associated with the Código de Processo Civil. The review also included specialist sections on criminal procedure tied to the Código Penal Brasileiro, tax litigation involving the Receita Federal do Brasil, and family law controversies shaped by decisions from the Superior Tribunal de Justiça.
The periodical influenced judicial reasoning and legislative drafting by circulating scholarly interpretations cited by judges, legislators, and bar associations such as the Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil. Its commentary was referenced in opinions of ministers of the Supremo Tribunal Federal and in reports drafted for the Conselho Nacional de Justiça. Legal academics at universities including the Universidade de São Paulo, the Fundação Getulio Vargas, and the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro engaged with its pages. The journal became a site of debate during pivotal episodes like judicial review contests after the Brazilian Constitution of 1988 and labor law reforms debated in the National Congress of Brazil. International scholars compared its contributions with articles in periodicals such as the Harvard Law Review, the Yale Law Journal, and the Revue trimestrielle de droit civil to situate Brazilian doctrine in global contexts.
Published on a regular schedule, the review circulated to libraries, bar associations, court libraries, and academic institutions across Brazil and Portuguese-speaking jurisdictions. It was distributed through professional networks that included the Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil, the Conselho Federal da Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil, and university presses such as the Editora da Universidade de São Paulo. The journal’s archives became a resource for legal historians studying periods covered by the Estado Novo and the Military dictatorship in Brazil (1964–1985). Collections are held in repositories like the Biblioteca Nacional (Brazil), municipal archives in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and law libraries at the Universidade de Coimbra and the Universidade de Lisboa, facilitating comparative research with Portuguese scholarship.
Throughout its existence the periodical featured contributions from prominent jurists, academics, and practitioners. Authors and editors included figures involved in drafting codes and statutes, members of the Supremo Tribunal Federal, and scholars affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo and the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Notable names associated with Brazil’s legal development whose works or opinions intersected with the review’s pages encompass drafters and commentators linked to the Código Civil Brasileiro, ministers who sat on the Supremo Tribunal Federal and the Superior Tribunal de Justiça, and academics who taught at institutions such as the Fundação Getulio Vargas Law School. The journal published memorials, festschrifts, and analytical essays by authors conversant with jurisprudence from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, comparative legal theory from the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, and doctrinal movements resonant with courts like the European Court of Human Rights.
Category:Legal journals Category:Brazilian law