“Not so much a natural or an individual crime but a political one”: the legal status of crimes against press freedom under the Criminal Code of the Empire of Brazil

Authors

  • Danler Garcia Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlância, MG
  • Diego Nunes Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-202113102

Keywords:

crimes against press freedom, the 1830 Criminal Code, Empire of Brazil, freedom of expression

Abstract

The following work focuses on the legal status of offenses against press freedom under the Criminal Code of the Empire of Brazil, whether common crimes, special crimes, or political crimes. In light of the absence in the historiography of historical-legal investigations into this unique issue, this article has sought to analyze historical sources, such as doctrines on criminal and constitutional law by the Empire’s authors, as well as contemporary literature on history, law, and other fields of knowledge distinct from law. The result reveals a disparity in sources on offenses against press freedom, classifying them as regular crime, crime sui generis, private crime, and political crime, with the latter type predominating.

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Author Biographies

Danler Garcia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlância, MG

Mestre em Direito pela Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU).

Diego Nunes, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Doutor em História do Direito pela Università degli Studi di Macerata (Itália). Professor Adjunto no Departamento de Direito e no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito do Centro de Ciências Jurídicas da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

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Published

2021-01-31

How to Cite

Garcia, D., & Nunes, D. (2021). “Not so much a natural or an individual crime but a political one”: the legal status of crimes against press freedom under the Criminal Code of the Empire of Brazil . Passages: International Review of Political History and Legal Culture, 13(1), 28-44. https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-202113102

Issue

Vol. 13 - Nº 1 - Janeiro a Abril (2021)

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