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National Council of Justice
The National Council of Justice (CNJ) is an administrative and oversight organ of the Brazilian Judiciary created by constitutional amendment in 2004 as a part of judicial reform. Among its responsibilities are ensuring that the judicial system remains autonomous, conducting disciplinary proceedings against members of the Judiciary, and compiling and publishing statistics on the Brazilian court system. The Council has nationwide jurisdiction over all courts except the Supreme Federal Court, but makes no rulings on cases and does not review judgements of other courts. Its fifteen members are chosen by the Supreme Federal Court for two-year terms.
The 15-member Council was established on December 31, 2004, by the 45th Amendment to the Constitution of Brazil, and inaugurated on June 14, 2005. The President of the Council is the President of the Supreme Federal Court.
The idea of the National Council of Justice began as an initiative of the President of the Republic in 1977 with Constitutional Amendment 7 which amended the 1967 Constitution. The initiative added the "Conselho Nacional da Magistratura" to article 112, and added a new section III, article 120 about the Conselho. It was made up of seven members of the STF, chosen by the STF itself with the participation of the Prosecutor General of the Republic for a two-year term. This was later regulated by complementary Law 35/1979 (Organic Law of the Judiciary - LOMAN). It had a disciplinary function, with national jurisdiction over complaints against members of the courts, and personnel issues such as retirement and benefits. The question of jurisdiction arose, regarding independence of the judiciary, but didn't go anywhere, and the Council was seen as only a general internal affairs office.
During the period of redemocratization in Brazil, the question arose again, with the Afonso Arinos Commission, supported by the Brazilian Bar Association, which proposed the creation of an external control "Council" with administrative and oversight duties. However, the proposal failed in the face of pressure from the national judiciary, which named fears about judicial independence, breach of the separation of powers, and absence of similar bodies in the executive or legislative branches.
In 1992, the debate was taken up once again, this time in the National Congress, at the same time as the Judiciary Reform (Reforma do Judiciário). After a lot of back-and-forth, constitutional amendment 45 was finally approved in 2004, and the CNJ was inaugurated on June 14, 2005, expanding the original disciplinary function of the Conselho, and adding administrative and planning functions. The oppositional theory that the CNJ was unconstitional because of breach of judicial independence was quashed by the STF, which ruled, in ADI 3.367, that because it does not judge any case nor have any jurisdiction over the day-to-day operation of the judiciary, there was no such issue of breach of judicial independence.
The National Council of Justice is a body of the Judiciary of Brazil whose goal is to improve the work of the Brazilian judicial system, mainly with regard to control and administrative and procedural transparency. In addition, it seeks to prioritize the efficiency of judicial services, formulating and executing national judicial policies and acting in the promotion and dissemination of best practices.
According to the Constitution, the CNJ is responsible for safeguarding the autonomy of the Judiciary and ensuring compliance with the Statute of the Judiciary, defining plans, goals, and institutional evaluation programs for the Judiciary, receiving complaints, electronic petitions, and representations against members or bodies of the Judiciary, judging disciplinary proceedings, and improving practices and expediency, publishing biannual statistical reports on jurisdictional activity throughout the country.
Furthermore, the CNJ develops and coordinates several national programs prioritizing areas such as the Environment, Human Rights, Technology, and Institutional Management. Among these are public judicial policies addressing violence against women, reintegrating former prison inmates, promoting of appropriate conflict resolution methods, increasing the productivity of judges and courts, late paternity recognition, adoption of children and adolescents, among others.
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National Council of Justice
The National Council of Justice (CNJ) is an administrative and oversight organ of the Brazilian Judiciary created by constitutional amendment in 2004 as a part of judicial reform. Among its responsibilities are ensuring that the judicial system remains autonomous, conducting disciplinary proceedings against members of the Judiciary, and compiling and publishing statistics on the Brazilian court system. The Council has nationwide jurisdiction over all courts except the Supreme Federal Court, but makes no rulings on cases and does not review judgements of other courts. Its fifteen members are chosen by the Supreme Federal Court for two-year terms.
The 15-member Council was established on December 31, 2004, by the 45th Amendment to the Constitution of Brazil, and inaugurated on June 14, 2005. The President of the Council is the President of the Supreme Federal Court.
The idea of the National Council of Justice began as an initiative of the President of the Republic in 1977 with Constitutional Amendment 7 which amended the 1967 Constitution. The initiative added the "Conselho Nacional da Magistratura" to article 112, and added a new section III, article 120 about the Conselho. It was made up of seven members of the STF, chosen by the STF itself with the participation of the Prosecutor General of the Republic for a two-year term. This was later regulated by complementary Law 35/1979 (Organic Law of the Judiciary - LOMAN). It had a disciplinary function, with national jurisdiction over complaints against members of the courts, and personnel issues such as retirement and benefits. The question of jurisdiction arose, regarding independence of the judiciary, but didn't go anywhere, and the Council was seen as only a general internal affairs office.
During the period of redemocratization in Brazil, the question arose again, with the Afonso Arinos Commission, supported by the Brazilian Bar Association, which proposed the creation of an external control "Council" with administrative and oversight duties. However, the proposal failed in the face of pressure from the national judiciary, which named fears about judicial independence, breach of the separation of powers, and absence of similar bodies in the executive or legislative branches.
In 1992, the debate was taken up once again, this time in the National Congress, at the same time as the Judiciary Reform (Reforma do Judiciário). After a lot of back-and-forth, constitutional amendment 45 was finally approved in 2004, and the CNJ was inaugurated on June 14, 2005, expanding the original disciplinary function of the Conselho, and adding administrative and planning functions. The oppositional theory that the CNJ was unconstitional because of breach of judicial independence was quashed by the STF, which ruled, in ADI 3.367, that because it does not judge any case nor have any jurisdiction over the day-to-day operation of the judiciary, there was no such issue of breach of judicial independence.
The National Council of Justice is a body of the Judiciary of Brazil whose goal is to improve the work of the Brazilian judicial system, mainly with regard to control and administrative and procedural transparency. In addition, it seeks to prioritize the efficiency of judicial services, formulating and executing national judicial policies and acting in the promotion and dissemination of best practices.
According to the Constitution, the CNJ is responsible for safeguarding the autonomy of the Judiciary and ensuring compliance with the Statute of the Judiciary, defining plans, goals, and institutional evaluation programs for the Judiciary, receiving complaints, electronic petitions, and representations against members or bodies of the Judiciary, judging disciplinary proceedings, and improving practices and expediency, publishing biannual statistical reports on jurisdictional activity throughout the country.
Furthermore, the CNJ develops and coordinates several national programs prioritizing areas such as the Environment, Human Rights, Technology, and Institutional Management. Among these are public judicial policies addressing violence against women, reintegrating former prison inmates, promoting of appropriate conflict resolution methods, increasing the productivity of judges and courts, late paternity recognition, adoption of children and adolescents, among others.
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