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Ivo Teixeira Gico Jr.

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O Capital Jurídico E O Ciclo Da Litigância, Ivo T. Gico Jr. Jun 2013

O Capital Jurídico E O Ciclo Da Litigância, Ivo T. Gico Jr.

Ivo Teixeira Gico Jr.

THIS PAPER EXPLORES THE INTERPRETATION OF LAW AS CAPITAL GOOD AND ITS IMPLICATIONS REGARDING THE AGGREGATE BEHAVIOR OF BRAZILIAN LITIGATION. THE THEORY INDICATES THAT THERE MAY BE A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE REAL STOCK OF LEGAL CAPITAL WITHIN A LEGAL ORDER AND THE AGGREGATE BEHAVIOR OF LITIGANTS, SINCE A SUBOPTIMAL OFFER OF LEGAL CERTAINTY CREATES INCENTIVES TO LITIGATE. THIS INTERRELATIONSHIP IS SUPPOSED TO GENERATE A CYCLICAL LITIGATION, WHICH IS NOT OBSERVED IN BRAZIL.