Freedom and popular justice

The case of the Press Freedom Law (1820-1823)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-8925_40_3

Keywords:

Liberalism, Vintismo, Freedom, Justice, Press

Abstract

Freedom and justice were hotly debated in the Constituent and Ordinary Courts of vintista (1820-1823) liberalism. If the debate on justice focused on the options between popular and literate judges, the debate on freedom focused on its abuse, its criminalization and judgment, that is, it ended up linking justice to freedom. If the debates marked the boundaries between radical, moderate, and conservative deputies, they also pointed out two of the greatest political embarrassments for the new regime to legitimize itself as different from the corporate monarchy: the representativeness of the electoral process and the counting of the councils of jurados (jurors). This text deals with the emblematic Law of Freedom of the Press and the special model for the judgment of its crimes, the outcome of which will innovatively influence the justice model of the constitutional monarchy.

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Published

2022-06-07

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Vol. 40 (2022): Imprensa, Independência e Constituição

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